proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Maeōtae
Maeōtae m pl (genitive Maeōtārum)
Classical[mae̯ˈoː.tae̯]Ecclesiastical[meˈɔː.te]
Meaning
- historicalan ancient tribe who lived next to the Sea of Azov
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Maeōtae |
| genitive | — | Maeōtārum |
| dative | — | Maeōtīs |
| accusative | — | Maeōtās |
| ablative | — | Maeōtīs |
| vocative | — | Maeōtae |
Maeōtae, ārum, m., = Μαιῶται,
I. a Scythian people on Lake Mæotis, Plin. 4, 12, 26, § 88.—Hence,
A. Maeōtĭcus, a, um, adj., = Μαιωτικός, of or belonging to Lake Mæotis, Mæotic:
palus, Lake Mæotis, Plin. 2, 67, 67, § 168: glacies, Juv. 4, 42: pisces, Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 146.—Plur. subst.: Mae-ōtĭci, ōrum, m., the people living around Lake Mæotis (for Maeotae), Mel. 1, 2, 6; 1, 19, 17; Plin. 6, 7, 7, § 19.—B. Maeōtĭ-dae, ārum, m., Mæotic tribes, dwellers around Lake Mæotis, Vop. Aur. 16; id. Tac. 13.—
C. Maeōtis, ĭdis (dos and is), adj., f., = Μαιῶτις, Mæotic.—Transf., poet. for Scythian, Tauric, etc.:
ora, of Lake Mæotis, Ov. P. 3, 2, 59: hiems, i. e. Scythian, id. Tr. 3, 12, 2: ara, i. e. Tauric, Juv. 15, 115: Penthesilea, from the region about Lake Mæotis, Prop. 4, 10, 14.—Esp.: Palus Maeotis, Lake Mæotis, now the Sea of Azov, Plin. 10, 8, 10, § 23; also: Lacus Maeotis, id. 4, 12, 24, § 76; 6, 7, 6, § 18; and absol.: Maeotis, id. 4, 12, 24, § 75; 4, 12, 26, § 84; 5, 9, 9, § 47: supra Maeoti' paludes, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 5, 17, 49 (Epigr. v. 7 Vahl.).—In plur. subst.: Maeotides peltiferae, i. e. the Amazons, women dwelling on the Mæotis, Sabin. Ep. 2, 9.—D. Maeōtĭus, a, um, adj., Mæotian:
tellus, Verg. A. 6, 799: unda, id. G. 3, 349: palus, Plin. 4, 12, 24, § 76.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαιῶται (Maiôtai).