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Dalmatae
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Latin
Alternative forms
la Delmatae
Etymology
Believed to be borrowed from la xil -, akin to sq delmë, sq dele sheep.Wilkes, John (1995). The Illyrians. The Peoples of Europe. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 244. 0-631-19807-5. The toponym la Delminium has the same origin.Stipčević, Aleksandar (1977). The Illyrians: History and Culture. History and Culture Series. Noyes Press. p. 197. 0-8155-5052-9.
Proper noun
Dalmatae<1> m
the name of an Illyrian tribe inhabiting Dalmatia.
Declension
Dalmatae<1>
Derived terms
la Dalmatia
la Dalmaticus
la Dalmatica
la Dalmatēnsis
References
la Tribes