palaestricus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek παλαιστρικός (palaistrikós, “of or for the wrestling school”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /paˈlae̯s.tri.kus/, [päˈɫ̪äe̯s̠t̪rɪkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /paˈles.tri.kus/, [päˈlɛst̪rikus]
Adjective edit
palaestricus (feminine palaestrica, neuter palaestricum, adverb palaestricē); first/second-declension adjective
- Of or pertaining to the palaestra.
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | palaestricus | palaestrica | palaestricum | palaestricī | palaestricae | palaestrica | |
| Genitive | palaestricī | palaestricae | palaestricī | palaestricōrum | palaestricārum | palaestricōrum | |
| Dative | palaestricō | palaestricō | palaestricīs | ||||
| Accusative | palaestricum | palaestricam | palaestricum | palaestricōs | palaestricās | palaestrica | |
| Ablative | palaestricō | palaestricā | palaestricō | palaestricīs | |||
| Vocative | palaestrice | palaestrica | palaestricum | palaestricī | palaestricae | palaestrica | |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Noun edit
palaestricus m (genitive palaestricī); second declension
- a teacher of the art of wrestling or gymnastics
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | palaestricus | palaestricī |
| Genitive | palaestricī | palaestricōrum |
| Dative | palaestricō | palaestricīs |
| Accusative | palaestricum | palaestricōs |
| Ablative | palaestricō | palaestricīs |
| Vocative | palaestrice | palaestricī |
References edit
- “palaestricus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “palaestricus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- palaestricus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.