Aethiops

See also: aethiops and æthiops

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops), from αἴθω (aíthō, “burn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”)

Proper noun

Aethiops m (genitive Aethiopis); third declension

1. Any of dark-skinned peoples living in Upper Egypt or beyond.
2. Ethiopian
3. Negro

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Aethiops	Aethiopēs
Genitive	Aethiopis	Aethiopum
Dative	Aethiopī	Aethiopibus
Accusative	Aethiopem	Aethiopēs
Ablative	Aethiope	Aethiopibus
Vocative	Aethiops	Aethiopēs

References

• “Aethiops”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Aethiops”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Aethiops in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.