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nestis
nestis
Latin
Etymology
Borrowing from Ancient Greek νῆστις (nêstis).
Noun
nestis f (genitive nestidis); third declension
- (anatomy) The second part of the small intestines
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nestis | nestidēs |
| genitive | nestidis | nestidum |
| dative | nestidī | nestidibus |
| accusative | nestidem | nestidēs |
| ablative | nestide | nestidibus |
| vocative | nestis | nestidēs |
References
- nestis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “nestis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.