Onchestus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀγκηστός (Onkēstós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /onˈkʰeːs.tus/, [ɔŋˈkʰeːs.tʊs]
Proper noun
Onchēstus m (genitive Onchēstī); second declension
- a town of Boeotia situated in the territory of Haliartus
- a river of Thessaly that flows into the lake Boebeis
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Onchēstus |
| Genitive | Onchēstī |
| Dative | Onchēstō |
| Accusative | Onchēstum |
| Ablative | Onchēstō |
| Vocative | Onchēste |
Related terms
- Onchēstius
References
- Onchestus1 in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Onchestus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Onchestus in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly