cateia

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Latin

Etymology

Probably from a Gaulish word derived from Proto-Celtic *katyeti (to throw).

Pronunciation

Noun

catēia f (genitive catēiae); first declension

  1. a kind of spear, probably barbed

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative catēia catēiae
Genitive catēiae catēiārum
Dative catēiae catēiīs
Accusative catēiam catēiās
Ablative catēiā catēiīs
Vocative catēia catēiae

References

  • cateia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cateia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers