maestus

Latin

Etymology

From maereō.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmae̯s.tus/, [ˈmae̯s.tʊs]

Adjective

maestus (feminine maesta, neuter maestum); first/second declension

  1. sad, sorrowful, melancholy
    Antonym: laetus
  2. gloomy
  3. of or pertaining to mourning or sadness

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative maestus maesta maestum maestī maestae maesta
genitive maestī maestae maestī maestōrum maestārum maestōrum
dative maestō maestō maestīs
accusative maestum maestam maestum maestōs maestās maesta
ablative maestō maestā maestō maestīs
vocative maeste maesta maestum maestī maestae maesta

Synonyms

Descendants

References

  • maestus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • maestus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • maestus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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