cestrum
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See also: cèstrum
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Consists of caed- (“to cut”) + -trum. From Proto-Indo-European *keh₂id-, *kh₂eyd- (“to cut, hew”) + *-trom (“instrumental suffix”), related to Latin caelō (“carve”), caelum (“chisel”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κέστρος (késtros, “sharpness”).
Pronunciation[edit]
(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkes.trum/, [ˈkɛs̠t̪rʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃes.trum/, [ˈt͡ʃɛst̪rum]
Noun[edit]
cestrum n (genitive cestrī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cestrum | cestra |
| Genitive | cestrī | cestrōrum |
| Dative | cestrō | cestrīs |
| Accusative | cestrum | cestra |
| Ablative | cestrō | cestrīs |
| Vocative | cestrum | cestra |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Translingual: Cestrum
References[edit]
- “cestrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cestrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “cestrum”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “cestrum”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin