Damastes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δαμάστης (Damástēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /daˈmas.teːs/, [d̪äˈmäs̠t̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /daˈmas.tes/, [d̪äˈmäst̪es]

Proper noun

Damastēs m sg (genitive Damastis); third declension

1. A Greek historian of Sigeum and contemporary of Herodotus

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Damastēs
Genitive	Damastis
Dative	Damastī
Accusative	Damastem
Ablative	Damaste
Vocative	Damastēs

References

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