Baiae

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βαΐαι (Baḯai).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbai̯.i̯ae̯/, [ˈbäi̯ːäe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈba.je/, [ˈbäːje]

Proper noun

Baiae f pl (genitive Baiārum); first declension

1. Baiae (an ancient resort town on the Bay of Naples)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Baiae
Genitive	Baiārum
Dative	Baiīs
Accusative	Baiās
Ablative	Baiīs
Vocative	Baiae
Locative	Baiīs

Derived terms

• baiānus

Descendants

• French: Baïes
• Italian: Baia
• Spanish: Bayas

References

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