Sesostris

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σέσωστρις (Sésōstris).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /seˈsoːs.tris/, [s̠ɛˈs̠oːs̠t̪rɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /seˈsos.tris/, [seˈs̬ɔst̪ris]

Proper noun

Sesōstris m sg (genitive Sesōstris); third declension

1. A king of Egypt

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Sesōstris
Genitive	Sesōstris
Dative	Sesōstrī
Accusative	Sesōstrem
Ablative	Sesōstre
Vocative	Sesōstris

References

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