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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Thēbae

Thēbae f pl (genitive Thēbārum)
Classical[ˈtʰeː.bae̯]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛː.be]

Meaning

  1. Thebes (a city in Greece)
  2. Thebes (a city in Egypt)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Thēbae
genitive—Thēbārum
dative—Thēbīs
accusative—Thēbās
ablative—Thēbīs
vocative—Thēbae
locative—Thēbīs

Thēbae, ārum (collat. form Thēbē, ēs, Juv. 15, 6; Plin. 5, 9, 11, § 60), f., = Θῆβαι (or Θήβη),
I. Thebes, the name of several cities of antiquity.—The most considerable were,
I. The city of the hundred gates, in Upper Egypt, now Karnak, etc., Mel. 1, 9, 9; Plin. 5, 9, 11, § 60; 36, 7, 11, § 58; 36, 8, 12, § 60; 36, 13, 20, § 94 al.—Hence,
1. Thēbae-us, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Thebes, Theban: mons, in the Thebaid, Claud. Idyll. 1, 91.—
2. Thēbāĭcus, a, um, adj., Theban: palmae, Plin. 23, 4, 51, § 97; called also simply Thebaicae, Stat. S. 4, 9, 26: triticum, Plin. 18, 7, 12, § 68: lapis, id. 36, 8, 13, § 63; 36, 22, 43, § 157: harena, id. 36, 6, 9, § 53: marmor, Spart. Nigr. 12.—
3. Thē-bāïs, ĭdis, f. (sc. terra), the Thebaid, the capital of which was Thebes, Plin. 5, 9, 9, § 48; 12, 21, 46, § 100; 13, 4, 9, § 47 al. et saep.—
II. The chief city of Bœotia, one of the most ancient cities in Greece, founded by Cadmus, now Thive, Mel. 2, 3, 4; Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 25; 5, 19, 17, § 76; 7, 29, 30, § 109; Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 2; Cic. Inv. 1, 50, 93; Hor. C. 1, 7, 3; 4, 4, 64; id. Ep. 1, 16, 74.—Hence,
1. Thēbānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Thebes, Theban: Semele, Hor. C. 1, 19, 2: deus, i. e. Hercules, Prop. 3, 18 (4, 17), 6: urbs, i. e. Thebes, Hor. A. P. 394: duces, i. e. Eteocles and Polynices, Prop. 2, 9, 50; called also, Thebani fratres, Luc. 4, 551: soror, their sister Antigone, Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 67: mater, i. e. Niobe, Stat. Th. 1, 711: modi, i. e. Pindaric, Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 13: aenigma, i. e. of the Theban Sphinx, Mart. 1, 91, 9 et saep. —Plur. subst.: Thēbāni, ōrum, m., the innabitants of Thebes, the Thebans, Cic. Fat. 4, 7; id. Rep. 4, 4.—
2. Thēbăïs, ĭdis, adj. f., Theban: chelys, i. e. of Amphion the Theban, Stat. S. 2, 2, 60: hospes, Sen. Agam. 315.—Substt.
a. Thēbăĭdes, um, f., the women of Thebes, Ov. M. 6, 163.—
b. Thēbăïs, ĭdis, f.
(a). Sc. terra, the district of Thebes, in Upper Egypt, Plin. 5, 9, 9, § 48; 12, 21, 46, § 100; 13, 4, 9, § 47 sq.—
(b). Sc. femina, a Theban woman, Ov. M. 6, 163; id. A. A. 3, 778.—
(g). Sc. Musa, the song of Thebes (in Bœotia), the name of a poem by Statius, Stat. S. 3, 5, 36; id. Th. 12, 812; Juv. 7, 83.—
III. A city in Mysia, destroyed by Achilles, Ov. M. 12, 110; 13, 173; Mel. 1, 18, 2.—
IV. A city in Cilicia, Plin. 5, 27, 22, § 92.—Hence, Thēbāna, ae, f., the Theban dame, i. e. Andromache, the daughter of Eetion, king of Thebes in Mysia, Ov. Tr. 4, 3, 29.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyThebaeThebae (Θῆθαι, Hdt. 1.182, 2.42; Strab. xvii. pp. 805,815, foil.; Thebe, Plin. Nat. 5.9. s. 11), the No (Ezekiel, 30.14) or NO-AMMON (Nahum, vv. 3, 8)…GeographyThebaeThebae (Θῆβαι, orig. Θήβη, Dor. Θήβα: Eth. Θηβαῖος, fem. Θηβαΐς, Eth. Thebanus, fem. Eth. Thebais), the chief city in Boeotia, was situated in the sou…

Quick answers

What does Thēbae mean in Latin?
Thēbae, a proper noun, means “Thebes (a city in Greece); Thebes (a city in Egypt)”.
What is the genitive of Thēbae?
The genitive singular is Thēbārum. Thēbae is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Thēbae?
In classical Latin, [ˈtʰeː.bae̯]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɛː.be].