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Latin
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Suffix
-tae
- inflection of -tus:
- feminine genitive/dative singular
- feminine nominative/vocative plural
Etymology 2
From Illyrian. Compare also -tēs, -stae, -stinī.
Suffix
-tae ? pl (genitive -tārum); first declension
- Found in Illyrian ethnonyms formed from toponyms.
- Albona + -tae → Alutae
- Curicum + -tae → Curictae
- Delminium + -tae → Delmatae
- Nedinum + -tae → Neditae
- Rider + -tae → Riditae
- Tariona + -tae → Tariotae
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