nestis
Esperanto
Verb
nestis
- past of nesti
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek νῆστις (nêstis, “fasting”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-h₁ed-tis. Compare iēiūnum
Noun
nēstis f (genitive nēstidis); third declension
- (anatomy) jejunum, the second part of the small intestine
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nēstis | nēstidēs |
| Genitive | nēstidis | nēstidum |
| Dative | nēstidī | nēstidibus |
| Accusative | nēstidem | nēstidēs |
| Ablative | nēstide | nēstidibus |
| Vocative | nēstis | nēstidēs |
References
- nestis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- nestis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette