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]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /la.beˈa.tes/, [läbeˈäːt̪es]

Proper noun

Labeātēs m pl (genitive Labeātum); third declension

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

Labeātis

References

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

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