palaestricus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παλαιστρικός (palaistrikós, “of or for the wrestling school”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /paˈlae̯s.tri.kus/, [päˈɫ̪äe̯s̠t̪rɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /paˈles.tri.kus/, [päˈlɛst̪rikus]

Adjective

palaestricus (feminine palaestrica, neuter palaestricum, adverb palaestricē); first/second-declension adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the palaestra.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	palaestricus	palaestrica	palaestricum		palaestricī	palaestricae	palaestrica
genitive	palaestricī	palaestricae	palaestricī		palaestricōrum	palaestricārum	palaestricōrum
dative	palaestricō	palaestricae	palaestricō		palaestricīs
accusative	palaestricum	palaestricam	palaestricum		palaestricōs	palaestricās	palaestrica
ablative	palaestricō	palaestricā	palaestricō		palaestricīs
vocative	palaestrice	palaestrica	palaestricum		palaestricī	palaestricae	palaestrica

Derived terms

• palaestrica
• palaestricē

Related terms

• palaestēs
• palaestra
• palaestricōs
• palaestrīta

Noun

palaestricus m (genitive palaestricī); second declension

1. a teacher of the art of wrestling or gymnastics

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	palaestricus	palaestricī
genitive	palaestricī	palaestricōrum
dative	palaestricō	palaestricīs
accusative	palaestricum	palaestricōs
ablative	palaestricō	palaestricīs
vocative	palaestrice	palaestricī

References

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