Segestes

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /seˈɡes.teːs/, [s̠ɛˈɡɛs̠t̪eːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /seˈd͡ʒes.tes/, [seˈd͡ʒɛst̪es]

Proper noun

Segestēs m sg (genitive Segestis); third declension

  1. A chieftain of the Cherusci and opponent of Arminius

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Segestēs
Genitive Segestis
Dative Segestī
Accusative Segestem
Ablative Segeste
Vocative Segestēs

References
  • “Segestes”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • Segestes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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