mestus

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Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

mēstus (feminine mēsta, neuter mēstum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (Medieval Latin) Alternative form of maestus
    • c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Jerome, Biblia Sacra Vulgāta Genesis 4:6, (This form is very rare, more commonly it's: "Dixitque Dominus ad eum: Quare iratus es? et cur concidit facies tua?"):
      dīxitque Dominus ad eum quārē mēstus es et cūr concidit faciēs tua
      And The Lord said to him: "Why are you angry and why has your face fallen?"

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

  • Italian: mesto
  • Portuguese: mesto