Paeligni

English

Noun

Paeligni pl (plural only)

  1. (historical) An ancient Italic tribe who inhabited a region in central Italy.

Latin

Etymology

An Italic name, possibly cognate with privignus (“stepson”) or paelex (“concubine”), the latter of which could have been a derogatory nickname by the Sabines.[1] However, the Paeligni themselves could have been of Sabine origin.[2]

Proper noun

Paelignī m pl (genitive Paelignōrum); second declension

  1. An Italic tribe who inhabited a region in central Italy.

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Paelignī
Genitive Paelignōrum
Dative Paelignīs
Accusative Paelignōs
Ablative Paelignīs
Vocative Paelignī
Locative Paelignīs

References
  1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, Volumes 1-2, p. 446
  2. The "Birth" of Italy: The Institutionalization of Italy as a Region, 3rd-1st Century BCE, p. 123
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