palaestricus
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek παλαιστρικός (palaistrikós, “of or for the wrestling school”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /paˈlae̯s.tri.kus/, [päˈɫ̪äe̯s̠t̪rɪkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /paˈles.tri.kus/, [päˈlɛst̪rikus]
Adjective
editpalaestricus (feminine palaestrica, neuter palaestricum, adverb palaestricē); first/second-declension adjective
- Of or pertaining to the palaestra.
Declension
editFirst/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
editRelated terms
editNoun
editpalaestricus m (genitive palaestricī); second declension
- a teacher of the art of wrestling or gymnastics
Declension
editSecond-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.