Sestus

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Sēstos

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σηστός (Sēstós).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈseːs.tus/, [ˈseːs.tʊs]

Proper noun

Sēstus f (genitive Sēstī); second declension

  1. an important city of Chersonesus in Thrace, situated opposite to Abydos

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Sēstus
Genitive Sēstī
Dative Sēstō
Accusative Sēstum
Ablative Sēstō
Vocative Sēste
  • Sēstiacus
  • Sēstias

References

  • Sestos in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Sestos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Sestus in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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