LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Raetī

Raetī m pl (genitive Raetōrum)
Classical[ˈrae̯.tiː]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɛː.ti]

Meaning

  1. A pre-Roman tribe of the Alps

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Raetī
genitive—Raetōrum
dative—Raetīs
accusative—Raetōs
ablative—Raetīs
vocative—Raetī

Raeti (Rhaeti), ōrum, m.,
I. the Rætians, a mountain people north of the Po, between the Danube, the Rhine, and the Lech, Plin. 3, 20, 24, § 133; 3, 19, 23, § 130; Liv. 5, 33 fin.; Just. 20, 5, 9; Tac. H. 1, 68; 3, 5; 53; Hor. C. 4, 14, 15 al.— Hence,
1. Raetia (Rhaetia), ae, f., the country of the Ræti, Rætia, Tac. A. 1, 44; id. H. 2, 98; 3, 5 et saep.—
2. Raetĭcus (Rhaetĭcus), a, um, adj., Rætian: oppida, Plin. 3, 19, 23, § 130: Alpes, Tac. G. 1: bellum, Suet. Tib. 9: arma, Ov. Tr. 2, 226: copiae, Tac. H. 1, 59 fin.: vinum (of excellent quality), Verg. G. 2, 96; Col. 3, 2, 27; Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 16; 14, 6, 8, § 67; Suet. Aug. 77; Mart. 14, 100 al.—
3. Raetius, a, um, adj., Rætian: provincia, Tac. G. 41.—
4. Raetus, a, um, adj., Rætian: Alpes, Hor. C. 4, 4, 17.

Origins

Unclear. Possibly from Gaulish/Celtic *rait (“highland”), or maybe connected with Reitia, a Venetic/Italic goddess; from Venetic 𐌓𐌄𐌉𐌕𐌉𐌀 (reitia), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyd-. More at Raeti.

Quick answers

What does Raetī mean in Latin?
Raetī, a proper noun, means “A pre-Roman tribe of the Alps”.
What is the genitive of Raetī?
The genitive singular is Raetōrum. Raetī is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Raetī?
In classical Latin, [ˈrae̯.tiː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈrɛː.ti].