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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πενέσται (Penéstai).
Proper noun
Penestae m pl (genitive Penestārum); first declension
- A tribe of Illyria settled in a mountainous district
Declension
First-declension noun, plural only.
References
- Penestia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Penestae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly