Cestrus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κέστρος (Késtros).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkes.trus/, [ˈkɛs̠t̪rʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃes.trus/, [ˈt͡ʃɛst̪rus]

Proper noun

Cestrus m sg (genitive Cestrī); second declension

  1. A river of Pamphylia which flows into the Mediterranean Sea, now the Aksu River (Turkey)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Cestrus
Genitive Cestrī
Dative Cestrō
Accusative Cestrum
Ablative Cestrō
Vocative Cestre

References
  • “Cestrus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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