Macistum

Latin

Alternative forms

• Mācistus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μάκιστον (Mákiston).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /maːˈkis.tum/, [mäːˈkɪs̠t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /maˈt͡ʃis.tum/, [mäˈt͡ʃist̪um]

Proper noun

Mācistum n sg (genitive Mācistī); second declension

1. A town in Elis district, situated upon a lofty hill

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Mācistum
genitive	Mācistī
dative	Mācistō
accusative	Mācistum
ablative	Mācistō
vocative	Mācistum
locative	Mācistī

References

• Macistum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Macistum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly