proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Aestiī
Aestiī m pl (genitive Aestiōrum)
Classical[ˈae̯s.ti.iː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛs.ti.i]
Meaning
- A tribe settled in the Baltic region and bordering on the Venedi
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Aestiī |
| genitive | — | Aestiōrum |
| dative | — | Aestiīs |
| accusative | — | Aestiōs |
| ablative | — | Aestiīs |
| vocative | — | Aestiī |
Aestĭi (the correct read., not Aestŭi), ōrum, m.,
I. a Germanic people on the southeast or east of the Baltic, the Esthen, Tac. G. 45 Halm.
Origins
Uncertain. Most often connected with Germanic roots, e.g. Proto-Germanic *aistāną (“to respect”), *aistaz (“kiln”) (the first two perhaps through Gothic, the latter perhaps with a shift to "grain drying room") or *austrą (“east”) (the latter is phonetically difficult to reconcile). Another theory links it with a Baltic name, perhaps related to Latvian Aistere, a village located in modern Latvia (perhaps deriving from a word meaning "field, land").