Thestor

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θέστωρ (Théstōr).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰes.toːr/, [ˈt̪ʰɛs̠t̪oːr] or IPA^(key): /ˈtʰes.tor/, [ˈt̪ʰɛs̠t̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtes.tor/, [ˈt̪ɛst̪or]

Proper noun

Thestō̆r m sg (genitive Thestoris); third declension

1. A soothsayer and father of Calchas

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Thestō̆r
Genitive	Thestoris
Dative	Thestorī
Accusative	Thestorem
Ablative	Thestore
Vocative	Thestō̆r

References

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