Cestrus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κέστρος (Késtros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkes.trus/, [ˈkɛs̠t̪rʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃes.trus/, [ˈt͡ʃɛst̪rus]

Proper noun

Cestrus m sg (genitive Cestrī); second declension

1. A river of Pamphylia which flows into the Mediterranean Sea, now the Aksu River (Turkey)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Cestrus
genitive	Cestrī
dative	Cestrō
accusative	Cestrum
ablative	Cestrō
vocative	Cestre

References

• “Cestrus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly