Geraestus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From the Ancient Greek Γεραιστός (Geraistós).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡeˈrae̯s.tus/, [ɡɛˈräe̯s̠t̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒeˈres.tus/, [d͡ʒeˈrɛst̪us]
Proper noun edit
Geraestus f sg (genitive Geraestī); second declension
- the principal town of Euboea, near the promontory Geraestus or Geraestum, opposite to the promontory of Sunium, now Geresto, or, according to others, Kastri
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Geraestus |
| Genitive | Geraestī |
| Dative | Geraestō |
| Accusative | Geraestum |
| Ablative | Geraestō |
| Vocative | Geraeste |
| Locative | Geraestī |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Gĕraestus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Geraestus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.