Ἔγεστα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Αἴγεστα (Aígesta), Ἀκέστη (Akéstē), Σεγέστα (Segésta)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἔγεστᾰ • (Égestă) f (genitive Ἐγέστης); first declension

  1. Segesta, Sicily, Italy

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Ἔγεστᾰ; τῆς Ἐγέστης (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ἔγεστᾰ
hē Égestă
Genitive τῆς Ἐγέστης
tês Egéstēs
Dative τῇ Ἐγέστῃ
tēî Egéstēi
Accusative τὴν Ἔγεστᾰν
tḕn Égestăn
Vocative Ἔγεστᾰ
Égestă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • Ἐγεσταῖος (Egestaîos)

Descendants

  • → Latin: Segesta
    • → Greek: Σεγέστα (Segésta)
    • → Italian: Segesta

References

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