megistanes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μεγιστᾶνες (megistânes).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /me.ɡisˈtaː.neːs/, [mɛɡɪs̠ˈt̪äːneːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /me.d͡ʒisˈta.nes/, [med͡ʒisˈt̪äːnes]

Noun

megistānēs m pl (genitive megistānum); third declension

1. grandees of a kingdom, magnates close to the king.

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	megistānēs
Genitive	megistānum
Dative	megistānibus
Accusative	megistānēs
Ablative	megistānibus
Vocative	megistānēs

References

• “megistanes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “megistanes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• megistanes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.