Latin

Noun

aestus m ‎(genitive aestūs); fourth declension

1. heat
2. fire
3. tide
4. surge of the sea
5. (figuratively) passion
6. (figuratively) hesitation

Inflection

Fourth declension.

Derived terms

• aestās
• aestuārium

Descendants

• esto

References

• aestus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• aestus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “aestus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • ebb and flow (of tide): accessus et recessus aestuum
    
  • the ebb: decessus aestus
    
  • the alternation of tides: aestus maritimi mutuo accedentes et recedentes (N. D. 2. 53. 132)
    
  • the tide is coming in: aestus ex alto se incitat (B. G. 3.12)
    
  • when the tide begins to go down: aestu rursus minuente
    
  • to be able to bear heat and cold: aestus et frigoris patientem esse
    
  • to have a severe attack of fever: aestu et febri iactari
    
  • at high tide: aestu incitato