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Praeneste
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [prae̯ˈnɛs.tɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [preˈnɛs.te]
Proper noun
Praeneste n sg (genitive Praenestis); third declension
- One of the most ancient and important cities of Latium, famous for its sanctuary, now Palestrina
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, parisyllabic non-i-stem), with locative, singular only.
Derived terms
- Praenestīnī
- Praenestīnus
References
- “Praeneste”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Praeneste”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Praeneste”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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