proper noun · neuterthird declension
Ateste
Ateste n sg (genitive Atestis)
Classical[aˈtɛs.tɛ]Ecclesiastical[aˈtɛs.te]
Meaning
- neutersingularA city of Venetia situated at the foot of the Euganean hills, now Este
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ateste | — |
| genitive | Atestis | — |
| dative | Atestī | — |
| accusative | Ateste | — |
| ablative | Ateste | — |
| vocative | Ateste | — |
| locative | Atestī Ateste | — |
Ăteste, is, n., = Ἀτεστέ (Ptol.),
I. a town in the country of the Venetians, Plin. 3, 19, 23, § 130; 17, 17, 26, § 122; Tac. H. 3, 6; later called Ad Este and Ab Este, whence arose the present name, Este; cf. Mann. Ital. I. p. 97.—Hence, ătestīnus, a, um, adj., of Ateste, Mart. 10, 93: ATESTINI, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Ateste, Inscr. Orell. 3110.