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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέλται (Péltai).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Peltae f pl (genitive Peltārum); first declension
- one of the principal towns of Phrygia situated at the head of the river Maeander
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
Derived terms
References
- “Peltae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Peltae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.