Κέστρος

See also: κέστρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kés.tros/ → /ˈces.tros/ → /ˈces.tros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kés.tros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkes.tros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈces.tros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈces.tros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈces.tros/

Proper noun

Κέστρος • (Késtros) m (genitive Κέστρου); second declension

1. river Cestrus; Aksu River (Turkey)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Κέστρος; τοῦ Κέστρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Κέστρος ho Késtros
Genitive	τοῦ Κέστρου toû Késtrou
Dative	τῷ Κέστρῳ tôi Késtrōi
Accusative	τὸν Κέστρον tòn Késtron
Vocative	Κέστρε Késtre
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Cestrus

Further reading

• Κέστρος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette