palaestes
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek παλαιστής (palaistḗs, “wrestler”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [paˈɫae̯s.teːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [paˈlɛs.t̪es]
Noun
palaestēs m (genitive palaestae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | palaestēs | palaestae |
| genitive | palaestae | palaestārum |
| dative | palaestae | palaestīs |
| accusative | palaestēn | palaestās |
| ablative | palaestē | palaestīs |
| vocative | palaestē | palaestae |
Synonyms
- (wrestler): palaestrīta
Related terms
References
- “palaestes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- palaestes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.