Theveste

Latin

Alternative forms
  • Tebestē

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /tʰeˈu̯es.teː/, [t̪ʰeˈu̯ɛs̠t̪eː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /teˈves.te/, [t̪eˈvɛst̪e]

Proper noun

Thevestē f sg (genitive Thevestēs); first declension

  1. An important inland town of Numidia, now Tébessa

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Thevestē
Genitive Thevestēs
Dative Thevestae
Accusative Thevestēn
Ablative Thevestē
Vocative Thevestē
Locative Thevestae

Derived terms
  • Thevestīnus

References
  • Theveste in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “Theveste”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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