κεράστης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κέρας (kéras, “horn”) +‎ -της (-tēs, masculine agent-noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κερᾰ́στης • (kerắstēs) m (genitive κερᾰ́στου); second declension

  1. horned viper (Cerastes cerastes)
  2. pest which destroys fig-trees

Declension

First declension of ὁ κερᾰ́στης; τοῦ κερᾰ́στου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ κερᾰ́στης
ho kerắstēs 		τὼ κερᾰ́στᾱ
tṑ kerắstā 		οἱ κερᾰ́σται
hoi kerắstai
Genitive τοῦ κερᾰ́στου
toû kerắstou 		τοῖν κερᾰ́σταιν
toîn kerắstain 		τῶν κερᾰστῶν
tôn kerăstôn
Dative τῷ κερᾰ́στῃ
tōî kerắstēi 		τοῖν κερᾰ́σταιν
toîn kerắstain 		τοῖς κερᾰ́σταις
toîs kerắstais
Accusative τὸν κερᾰ́στην
tòn kerắstēn 		τὼ κερᾰ́στᾱ
tṑ kerắstā 		τοὺς κερᾰ́στᾱς
toùs kerắstās
Vocative κερᾰ́στᾰ
kerắstă 		κερᾰ́στᾱ
kerắstā 		κερᾰ́σται
kerắstai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → English: cerastes
  • → Latin: cerastēs
  • ⇒ Translingual: Cerastus

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