proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Moesī
Moesī m pl (genitive Moesōrum)
Classical[ˈmoe̯.siː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛː.s̬i]
Meaning
- A Daco-Thracian tribe who inhabited present-day Serbia and Bulgaria, part of the then Roman province of Moesia.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Moesī |
| genitive | — | Moesōrum |
| dative | — | Moesīs |
| accusative | — | Moesōs |
| ablative | — | Moesīs |
| vocative | — | Moesī |
Moesi, ōrum, m.,
I. the Mœsians, a people in the modern Bulgaria and Servia, Plin. 3, 26, 29, § 149; 4, 11, 18, § 41; Tac. A. 15, 6; Juv. 9, 143; Inscr. Orell. 4984.—Hence, Moesĭa, ae, f., the country of the Mœsi, Mœsia, the modern Bulgaria and Servia, Plin. 3, 26, 29, § 149; Tac. A. 1, 80; 2, 66 et saep.—As Moesia superior and inferior, also in plur., Moesiae, Suet. Vit. 15.—
II. Derivv.
A. Moesĭăcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Mœsia, Mœsian:
exercitus, Suet. Vesp. 6: copiae, Tac. H. 2, 32.—B. Moesĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Mœsia, Mœsian:
gentes, Plin. 4, 1, 1, § 3.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μοισοί (Moisoí).