Cestrus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κέστρος (Késtros).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkes.trus/, [ˈkɛs̠t̪rʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃes.trus/, [ˈt͡ʃɛst̪rus]
Proper noun[edit]
Cestrus m sg (genitive Cestrī); second declension
- A river of Pamphylia which flows into the Mediterranean Sea, now the Aksu River (Turkey)
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cestrus |
| Genitive | Cestrī |
| Dative | Cestrō |
| Accusative | Cestrum |
| Ablative | Cestrō |
| Vocative | Cestre |
References[edit]
- “Cestrus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly