psaltes
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ψαλτής (psaltḗs, “harp-player”), from ψάλλω (psállō, “to pluck; to play the harp”). See psallō.
Noun
[edit]psaltēs m (genitive psaltae); first declension
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | psaltēs | psaltae |
| genitive | psaltae | psaltārum |
| dative | psaltae | psaltīs |
| accusative | psaltēn | psaltās |
| ablative | psaltē | psaltīs |
| vocative | psaltē | psaltae |
References
[edit]- “psaltes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- psaltes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- psaltes in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016