palaestes
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek παλαιστής (palaistḗs, “wrestler”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /paˈlae̯s.teːs/, [päˈɫ̪äe̯s̠t̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /paˈles.tes/, [päˈlɛst̪es]
Noun
[edit]palaestēs m (genitive palaestae); first declension
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | palaestēs | palaestae |
Genitive | palaestae | palaestārum |
Dative | palaestae | palaestīs |
Accusative | palaestēn | palaestās |
Ablative | palaestē | palaestīs |
Vocative | palaestē | palaestae |
Synonyms
[edit]- (wrestler): palaestrīta
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “palaestes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- palaestes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.