Phaestum

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Phaestus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φαιστός (Phaistós).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpʰae̯s.tum/, [ˈpʰae̯s.tũ]

Proper noun

Phaestum n (genitive Phaestī); third declension

  1. A town of Crete situated near Gortyna

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
nominative Phaestum
genitive Phaestī
dative Phaestō
accusative Phaestum
ablative Phaestō
vocative Phaestum
  • Phaestias
  • Phaestius

References

  • Phaestum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Phaestum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Phaestus in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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