Labeates

Latin

Etymology

borrowed from Ancient Greek Λαβεάται (Labeátai). Thought to be related to the modern Labëri (“land of lab”), derived from lëbozë (“horizon/sky”), from Proto-Albanian *labeita close to the name of the Illyrian tribe Labeatae, suggesting an archaic meaning of "small sky".

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /la.beˈaː.teːs/, [ɫ̪äbeˈäːt̪eːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /la.beˈa.tes/, [läbeˈäːt̪es]

Proper noun

Labeātēs m pl (genitive Labeātum); third declension

  1. A tribe of Illyricum, whose chief town was Scodra

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Labeātēs
Genitive Labeātum
Dative Labeātibus
Accusative Labeātēs
Ablative Labeātibus
Vocative Labeātēs

Derived terms

References
  • Labeates in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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