Geraestus
Latin
Alternative forms
- Geraestos
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Γεραιστός (Geraistós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡeˈrae̯s.tus/, [ɡɛˈrae̯s.tʊs]
Proper noun
Geraestus f (genitive Geraestī); second declension
- the principal town of Euboea, near the promontory Geraestus or Geraestum, opposite to the promontory of Sunium, now Geresto, or, according to others, Kastri
Declension
Second declension, with locative.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Geraestus |
| Genitive | Geraestī |
| Dative | Geraestō |
| Accusative | Geraestum |
| Ablative | Geraestō |
| Vocative | Geraeste |
| Locative | Geraestī |
Derived terms
- Geraesticus portus
References
- Gĕraestus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Geraestus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette