Orestes

Translingual edit

Etymology edit

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Proper noun edit

Orestes m

A taxonomic genus within the family Heteropterygidae – several stick insects.

Hypernyms edit

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Polyneoptera - superorder; Phasmida - order; Verophasmatodea - suborder; Areolatae - infraorder; Bacilloidea - superfamily; Heteropterygidae - family; Dataminae - subfamily; Datamini - tribe

References edit

Verophasmatodea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Orestes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Orestes (Phasmida) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρέστης (Oréstēs).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɒˈɹɛstiːz/

Proper noun edit

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Orestes

Wikipedia

Orestes

(Greek mythology) The son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who killed his mother, avenging his father's death, and was then pursued by the Furies.
A region of Macedonia.
A town in Indiana.

Translations edit

Greek hero

Finnish: Orestes

Anagrams edit

Rosetes, e-stores, osseter, stereos

Finnish edit

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:

Orestes

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Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ὀρέστης (Oréstēs).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈorestes/, [ˈo̞re̞s̠te̞s̠]
Rhymes: -orestes
Syllabification^(key): O‧res‧tes

Proper noun edit

Orestes

(Greek mythology) Orestes

Declension edit

Inflection of Orestes (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
nominative		Orestes	Oresteet
genitive		Oresteen	Oresteiden Oresteitten
partitive		Orestesta	Oresteita
illative		Oresteeseen	Oresteisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Orestes	Oresteet
accusative	nom.	Orestes	Oresteet
accusative	gen.	Oresteen	Oresteet
genitive		Oresteen	Oresteiden Oresteitten Orestesten^rare
partitive		Orestesta	Oresteita
inessive		Oresteessa	Oresteissa
elative		Oresteesta	Oresteista
illative		Oresteeseen	Oresteisiin Oresteihin^rare
adessive		Oresteella	Oresteilla
ablative		Oresteelta	Oresteilta
allative		Oresteelle	Oresteille
essive		Oresteena	Oresteina
translative		Oresteeksi	Oresteiksi
abessive		Oresteetta	Oresteitta
instructive		—	Orestein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Orestes (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Oresteeni	Oresteeni
accusative	nom.	Oresteeni	Oresteeni
accusative	gen.	Oresteeni	Oresteeni
genitive		Oresteeni	Oresteideni Oresteitteni Orestesteni^rare
partitive		Orestestani	Oresteitani
inessive		Oresteessani	Oresteissani
elative		Oresteestani	Oresteistani
illative		Oresteeseeni	Oresteisiini Oresteihini^rare
adessive		Oresteellani	Oresteillani
ablative		Oresteeltani	Oresteiltani
allative		Oresteelleni	Oresteilleni
essive		Oresteenani	Oresteinani
translative		Oresteekseni	Oresteikseni
abessive		Oresteettani	Oresteittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Oresteineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Oresteesi	Oresteesi
accusative	nom.	Oresteesi	Oresteesi
accusative	gen.	Oresteesi	Oresteesi
genitive		Oresteesi	Oresteidesi Oresteittesi Orestestesi^rare
partitive		Orestestasi	Oresteitasi
inessive		Oresteessasi	Oresteissasi
elative		Oresteestasi	Oresteistasi
illative		Oresteeseesi	Oresteisiisi Oresteihisi^rare
adessive		Oresteellasi	Oresteillasi
ablative		Oresteeltasi	Oresteiltasi
allative		Oresteellesi	Oresteillesi
essive		Oresteenasi	Oresteinasi
translative		Oresteeksesi	Oresteiksesi
abessive		Oresteettasi	Oresteittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Oresteinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Oresteemme	Oresteemme
accusative	nom.	Oresteemme	Oresteemme
accusative	gen.	Oresteemme	Oresteemme
genitive		Oresteemme	Oresteidemme Oresteittemme Orestestemme^rare
partitive		Orestestamme	Oresteitamme
inessive		Oresteessamme	Oresteissamme
elative		Oresteestamme	Oresteistamme
illative		Oresteeseemme	Oresteisiimme Oresteihimme^rare
adessive		Oresteellamme	Oresteillamme
ablative		Oresteeltamme	Oresteiltamme
allative		Oresteellemme	Oresteillemme
essive		Oresteenamme	Oresteinamme
translative		Oresteeksemme	Oresteiksemme
abessive		Oresteettamme	Oresteittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Oresteinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Oresteenne	Oresteenne
accusative	nom.	Oresteenne	Oresteenne
accusative	gen.	Oresteenne	Oresteenne
genitive		Oresteenne	Oresteidenne Oresteittenne Orestestenne^rare
partitive		Orestestanne	Oresteitanne
inessive		Oresteessanne	Oresteissanne
elative		Oresteestanne	Oresteistanne
illative		Oresteeseenne	Oresteisiinne Oresteihinne^rare
adessive		Oresteellanne	Oresteillanne
ablative		Oresteeltanne	Oresteiltanne
allative		Oresteellenne	Oresteillenne
essive		Oresteenanne	Oresteinanne
translative		Oresteeksenne	Oresteiksenne
abessive		Oresteettanne	Oresteittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Oresteinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Oresteensa	Oresteensa
accusative	nom.	Oresteensa	Oresteensa
accusative	gen.	Oresteensa	Oresteensa
genitive		Oresteensa	Oresteidensa Oresteittensa Orestestensa^rare
partitive		Orestestaan Orestestansa	Oresteitaan Oresteitansa
inessive		Oresteessaan Oresteessansa	Oresteissaan Oresteissansa
elative		Oresteestaan Oresteestansa	Oresteistaan Oresteistansa
illative		Oresteeseensa	Oresteisiinsa Oresteihinsa^rare
adessive		Oresteellaan Oresteellansa	Oresteillaan Oresteillansa
ablative		Oresteeltaan Oresteeltansa	Oresteiltaan Oresteiltansa
allative		Oresteelleen Oresteellensa	Oresteilleen Oresteillensa
essive		Oresteenaan Oresteenansa	Oresteinaan Oresteinansa
translative		Oresteekseen Oresteeksensa	Oresteikseen Oresteiksensa
abessive		Oresteettaan Oresteettansa	Oresteittaan Oresteittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Oresteineen Oresteinensa

Latin edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρέστης (Oréstēs).

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /oˈres.teːs/, [ɔˈrɛs̠t̪eːs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈres.tes/, [oˈrɛst̪es]

Proper noun edit

Orestēs m sg (variously declined, genitive Orestis or Orestae or Orestī); third declension, first declension

Orestes, the son of Agamemnon

Declension edit

Third-declension noun or

Case	Singular
Nominative	Orestēs
Genitive	Orestis Orestī
Dative	Orestī
Accusative	Orestem
Ablative	Oreste
Vocative	Orestēs

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Orestēs
Genitive	Orestae
Dative	Orestae
Accusative	Orestēn
Ablative	Orestē
Vocative	Oresta

References edit

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