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noun · masculinesecond declension

astacus1

astacus m (genitive astacī)
Classical[ˈas.ta.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈas.ta.kus]

Meaning

  1. masculineA kind of crab

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeastacusastacī
genitiveastacīastacōrum
dativeastacōastacīs
accusativeastacumastacōs
ablativeastacōastacīs
vocativeastaceastacī

astăcus, i, m., = ἄστακος,
I. a kind of crab, Plin. 9, 31, 51, § 97; cf. Isid. Orig. 12, 8, 9.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓στᾰκός (ăstăkós, “smooth lobster”).

Descendants
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proper noun · femininesecond declension
Astacus2
Astacus f sg (genitive Astacī)
Classical[ˈas.ta.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈas.ta.kus]

Meaning

  1. femininesingulara city on the west coast of Acarnania

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAstacus—
genitiveAstacī—
dativeAstacō—
accusativeAstacum—
ablativeAstacō—
vocativeAstace—
locativeAstacī—

Astăcus (-ŏs), i, f., = Ἄστακος or Ἀστακός,
I. a town in Bithynia, Mel. 1, 19, 4: Astacum, unde et ex eo Astacenus sinus, Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 148.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄστακος (Ástakos), Ἀστακός (Astakós).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAstacusAstacus (Ἄστακος: Eth. Ἀνστακηνίς, Eth. Ἀστάκιος), a town on the W. coast of Acarnania, on the bay now called Dragamesti, one side of which is formed …GeographyAstacusAstacus (Ἀστακός: Eth. Ἀστακήνος, Eth. Ἀστάκιος), a city of Bithynia, on the gulf of Astacus, and a colony from Megara and Athens. (Strab. p. 563.) Me…Biography & mythologyAstacusAstacus (Ἄστακος). 1. A son of Poseidon and the nymph Olbia, from whom the town of Astacus in Bithynia, which was afterwards called Nicomedeia, derive…
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Astacus3
Astacus m sg (genitive Astacī)
Classical[ˈas.ta.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈas.ta.kus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularThe father of Menalippus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAstacus—
genitiveAstacī—
dativeAstacō—
accusativeAstacum—
ablativeAstacō—
vocativeAstace—

Astăcus, i, m., = Ἄστακος,
I. the father of Menalippus, who is hence called Astacides, Ov. Ib. 513; Stat. Th. 8, 725.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄστακος (Ástakos).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAstacusAstacus (Ἄστακος: Eth. Ἀνστακηνίς, Eth. Ἀστάκιος), a town on the W. coast of Acarnania, on the bay now called Dragamesti, one side of which is formed …GeographyAstacusAstacus (Ἀστακός: Eth. Ἀστακήνος, Eth. Ἀστάκιος), a city of Bithynia, on the gulf of Astacus, and a colony from Megara and Athens. (Strab. p. 563.) Me…Biography & mythologyAstacusAstacus (Ἄστακος). 1. A son of Poseidon and the nymph Olbia, from whom the town of Astacus in Bithynia, which was afterwards called Nicomedeia, derive…

Quick answers

What does astacus mean in Latin?
astacus, a noun, means “A kind of crab”.
What is the genitive of astacus?
The genitive singular is astacī. astacus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce astacus?
In classical Latin, [ˈas.ta.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈas.ta.kus].