LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

aggestus

aggestus m (genitive aggestūs)
Classical[aɡˈɡɛs.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[adˈd͡ʒɛs.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculinean accumulation, a piling up, act of bringing

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaggestusaggestūs
genitiveaggestūsaggestuum
dativeaggestuīaggestibus
accusativeaggestumaggestūs
ablativeaggestūaggestibus
vocativeaggestusaggestūs

aggestus (adg-), ūs, m. id.,
I. a bearing or carrying to a place, a collecting, an accumulation, collection (post-Aug. and rare): pabuli, materiae, lignorum, Tac. A. 1. 35: copiarum, id. H. 3, 60: harenae, Aur. Vict. Ep. 3.
aggestus, i, m., or aggestum (adg-), i, n. id.,
I. an elevation formed like a dike or mound: prunas unius aggesti inseruere juncturis, Amm. 20, 11; 19, 8.

Origins

From aggerō + -tus (forming action nouns).

Descendants
  • Romanianagest

Quick answers

What does aggestus mean in Latin?
aggestus, a noun, means “an accumulation, a piling up, act of bringing”.
What is the genitive of aggestus?
The genitive singular is aggestūs. aggestus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce aggestus?
In classical Latin, [aɡˈɡɛs.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [adˈd͡ʒɛs.tus].