Cestius
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkes.ti.us/, [ˈkɛs̠t̪iʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃes.ti.us/, [ˈt͡ʃɛst̪ius]
Proper noun
Cestius m sg (genitive Cestiī or Cestī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Lucius Cestius Pius, a Roman rhetorician
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Cestius |
Genitive | Cestiī Cestī1 |
Dative | Cestiō |
Accusative | Cestium |
Ablative | Cestiō |
Vocative | Cestī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Cestia
- Cestiānus
References
- “Cestius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cestius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette