Praeneste

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Praeneste n sg (genitive Praenestis); third declension

  1. One of the most ancient and important cities of Latium, famous for its sanctuary, now Palestrina

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, parisyllabic non-i-stem), with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Praeneste
genitive Praenestis
dative Praenestī
accusative Praeneste
ablative Praeneste
vocative Praeneste
locative Praenestī
Praeneste

Derived terms

  • Praenestīnī
  • Praenestīnus

References

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