Philistaeus

Latin

Alternative forms

Philisthaeus
Philistiim, Philisthiim (indeclinable)
Philistīnus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φιλισταῖος (Philistaîos), in turn from Biblical Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּי‎ (Peliští)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /pʰi.lisˈtae̯.us/, [pʰɪlʲɪs̠ˈt̪äe̯ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fi.lisˈte.us/, [filisˈt̪ɛːus]

Proper noun

Philistaeus m

(Late Latin) a Philistine

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

→ German: Philister
- → English: Philister
  - English: Philistine (influenced)
→ Italian: filisteo

References

“Philistaeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Philistaeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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