Caribaeus
Latin
Etymology
Probably from the Spanish Caribe, caribe (“Caribbean”) + -us (suffix forming adjectives).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ka.riˈbae̯.us/, [kärɪˈbäe̯ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka.riˈbe.us/, [käriˈbɛːus]
Adjective
Caribaeus (feminine Caribaea, neuter Caribaeum); first/second-declension adjective
- Caribbean; discovered or native to and area in or near the Caribbean Sea.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Caribaeus | Caribaea | Caribaeum | Caribaeī | Caribaeae | Caribaea | |
| Genitive | Caribaeī | Caribaeae | Caribaeī | Caribaeōrum | Caribaeārum | Caribaeōrum | |
| Dative | Caribaeō | Caribaeō | Caribaeīs | ||||
| Accusative | Caribaeum | Caribaeam | Caribaeum | Caribaeōs | Caribaeās | Caribaea | |
| Ablative | Caribaeō | Caribaeā | Caribaeō | Caribaeīs | |||
| Vocative | Caribaee | Caribaea | Caribaeum | Caribaeī | Caribaeae | Caribaea | |