Segestes

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *Sigigastiz.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /seˈɡes.teːs/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /seˈd͡ʒes.tes/,

Proper noun

Segestēs m sg (genitive Segestis); third declension

A chieftain of the Cherusci and opponent of Arminius

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Segestēs
genitive	Segestis
dative	Segestī
accusative	Segestem
ablative	Segeste
vocative	Segestēs

References

“Segestes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Segestes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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