megistanes

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek μεγιστᾶνες (megistânes).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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megistānēs m pl (genitive megistānum); third declension

  1. grandees of a kingdom, magnates close to the king.

Declension

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Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative megistānēs
Genitive megistānum
Dative megistānibus
Accusative megistānēs
Ablative megistānibus
Vocative megistānēs

References

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  • megistanes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • megistanes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • megistanes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.