Segestes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *Sigigastiz.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /seˈɡes.teːs/, [s̠ɛˈɡɛs̠t̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /seˈd͡ʒes.tes/, [seˈd͡ʒɛst̪es]

Proper noun

Segestēs m sg (genitive Segestis); third declension

1. A chieftain of the Cherusci and opponent of Arminius

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Segestēs
genitive	Segestis
dative	Segestī
accusative	Segestem
ablative	Segeste
vocative	Segestēs

References

• “Segestes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• Segestes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.