Cestrus
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κέστρος (Késtros).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkes.trus/, [ˈkɛs̠t̪rʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃes.trus/, [ˈt͡ʃɛst̪rus]
Proper noun
[edit]Cestrus m sg (genitive Cestrī); second declension
- A river of Pamphylia which flows into the Mediterranean Sea, now the Aksu River (Turkey)
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Cestrus |
| genitive | Cestrī |
| dative | Cestrō |
| accusative | Cestrum |
| ablative | Cestrō |
| vocative | Cestre |
References
[edit]- “Cestrus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly