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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Praeneste n sg (genitive Praenestis); third declension
- 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.
Derived terms
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