palaestricus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παλαιστρικός (palaistrikós, “of or for the wrestling school”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [paˈɫae̯s.trɪ.kʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [paˈlɛs.t̪ri.kus]
Adjective
palaestricus (feminine palaestrica, neuter palaestricum, adverb palaestricē); first/second-declension adjective
- Of or pertaining to the palaestra.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | palaestricus | palaestrica | palaestricum | palaestricī | palaestricae | palaestrica | |
| genitive | palaestricī | palaestricae | palaestricī | palaestricōrum | palaestricārum | palaestricōrum | |
| dative | palaestricō | palaestricae | palaestricō | palaestricīs | |||
| accusative | palaestricum | palaestricam | palaestricum | palaestricōs | palaestricās | palaestrica | |
| ablative | palaestricō | palaestricā | palaestricō | palaestricīs | |||
| vocative | palaestrice | palaestrica | palaestricum | palaestricī | palaestricae | palaestrica | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
palaestricus m (genitive palaestricī); second declension
- a teacher of the art of wrestling or gymnastics
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | palaestricus | palaestricī |
| genitive | palaestricī | palaestricōrum |
| dative | palaestricō | palaestricīs |
| accusative | palaestricum | palaestricōs |
| ablative | palaestricō | palaestricīs |
| vocative | palaestrice | palaestricī |
References
- “palaestricus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “palaestricus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- palaestricus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.