Maccabaeus

Latin

Alternative forms

Machabaeus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μᾰκκᾰβαῖος (Makkabaîos), from Biblical Hebrew מַכַּבִּי (makkabbī).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /mak.kaˈbae̯.us/, [mäkːäˈbäe̯ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mak.kaˈbe.us/, [mäkːäˈbɛːus]

Noun

Maccabaeus m (genitive Maccabaeī); second declension

(biblical) Maccabee

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Maccabaeus	Maccabaeī
Genitive	Maccabaeī	Maccabaeōrum
Dative	Maccabaeō	Maccabaeīs
Accusative	Maccabaeum	Maccabaeōs
Ablative	Maccabaeō	Maccabaeīs
Vocative	Maccabaee	Maccabaeī

Descendants

English: Maccabee

Further reading

Liber I Maccabaeorum on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la
Liber II Maccabaeorum on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la

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