Caieta
See also: cajeta
Latin
Alternative forms
- Cāiētē
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Καιήτη (Kaiḗtē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kaːjˈjeː.ta/
Proper noun
Cāiēta f (genitive Cāiētae); first declension
- the nurse of Æneas
- Gaeta (a town and harbour in Latium)
Declension
First declension, with locative.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cāiēta |
| Genitive | Cāiētae |
| Dative | Cāiētae |
| Accusative | Cāiētam |
| Ablative | Cāiētā |
| Vocative | Cāiēta |
| Locative | Cāiētae |
Synonyms
- (Gaeta: a town and harbour in Latium): Portus Cāiētae
Derived terms
- Cāiētānus
- Portus Cāiētae
Descendants
- ?French: Caiète
- ?Italian: Gaeta
References
- Cāiēta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cāiēta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 241/2
- “Caiēta” on page 255/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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