Phaestum

Latin

Alternative forms

• Phaestus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φαιστός (Phaistós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰae̯s.tum/, [ˈpʰäe̯s̠t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfes.tum/, [ˈfɛst̪um]

Proper noun

Phaestum n sg (genitive Phaestī); second declension

1. A town of Crete situated near Gortyna

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Phaestum
Genitive	Phaestī
Dative	Phaestō
Accusative	Phaestum
Ablative	Phaestō
Vocative	Phaestum
Locative	Phaestī

Related terms

• Phaestias
• Phaestius

References

• “Phaestum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Phaestum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Phaestus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly