Νέστος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to MacBain, from the same Proto-Indo-European root that gave the River Ness, possibly *ned- (“water”).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Νέστος • (Néstos) m (genitive Νέστου); second declension

  1. the river Mesta; the river Nestos

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Νέστος; τοῦ Νέστου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Νέστος
ho Néstos
Genitive τοῦ Νέστου
toû Néstou
Dative τῷ Νέστῳ
tōî Néstōi
Accusative τὸν Νέστον
tòn Néston
Vocative Νέστε
Néste
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Bulgarian: Места (Mesta)
  • Greek: Νέστος (Néstos)
  • Latin: Nestus

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,018
  1. ^ ^MacBain, Alexander (1922). Place names Highlands & Islands of Scotland. p. 146.

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek Νέστος (Néstos).

Proper noun

Νέστος • (Néstos) m

  1. Nestos, Mesta (a river that flows through Bulgaria and Greece into the Thracian Sea)

Declension

Declension of Νέστος
singular
nominative Νέστος (Néstos)
genitive Νέστου (Néstou)
accusative Νέστο (Nésto)
vocative Νέστε (Néste)

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