Sestus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σηστός (Sēstós).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈseːs.tus/, [ˈs̠eːs̠t̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈses.tus/, [ˈsɛst̪us]
Proper noun edit
Sēstus f sg (genitive Sēstī); second declension
- an important city of Chersonesus in Thrace, situated opposite to Abydos
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Sēstus |
| Genitive | Sēstī |
| Dative | Sēstō |
| Accusative | Sēstum |
| Ablative | Sēstō |
| Vocative | Sēste |
| Locative | Sēstī |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “Sestos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sestos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Sestus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly