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