aestus

Latin

Alternative forms

ēstus (medieval)

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *aissus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- (“burn; fire”), with the -tus suffix from Proto-Indo-European *-tus restored via analogy, cf. aestās. Cognate with perhaps aedis, Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō)), Old English ād (“pyre”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈae̯s.tus/, [ˈäe̯s̠t̪ʊs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈes.tus/, [ˈɛst̪us]

Noun

aestus m (genitive aestūs); fourth declension

heat
fire
tide
surge of the sea
(figuratively) passion
(figuratively) hesitation

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aestus	aestūs
Genitive	aestūs	aestuum
Dative	aestuī	aestibus
Accusative	aestum	aestūs
Ablative	aestū	aestibus
Vocative	aestus	aestūs

Derived terms

aestuārium

Related terms

aestās

References

“aestus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“aestus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
aestus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
- ebb and flow (of tide): accessus et recessus aestuum
- the ebb: decessus aestus
- the alternation of tides: aestus maritimi mutuo accedentes et recedentes (N. D. 2. 53. 132)
- the tide is coming in: aestus ex alto se incitat (B. G. 3.12)
- when the tide begins to go down: aestu rursus minuente
- to be able to bear heat and cold: aestus et frigoris patientem esse
- to have a severe attack of fever: aestu et febri iactari
- at high tide: aestu incitato