LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

castrēnsis

castrēnsis (neuter castrēnse)
Classical[kasˈtrẽː.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[kasˈtrɛn.sis]

Meaning

  1. relationaltwo terminationcamp

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecastrēnsiscastrēnsiscastrēnse
genitivecastrēnsiscastrēnsiscastrēnsis
dativecastrēnsīcastrēnsīcastrēnsī
accusativecastrēnsemcastrēnsemcastrēnse
ablativecastrēnsīcastrēnsīcastrēnsī
vocativecastrēnsiscastrēnsiscastrēnse
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecastrēnsēscastrēnsēscastrēnsia
genitivecastrēnsiumcastrēnsiumcastrēnsium
dativecastrēnsibuscastrēnsibuscastrēnsibus
accusativecastrēnsīs
castrēnsēs
castrēnsīs
castrēnsēs
castrēnsia
ablativecastrēnsibuscastrēnsibuscastrēnsibus
vocativecastrēnsēscastrēnsēscastrēnsia

castrensis, e, adj. castra,
I. of or per-taining to the camp, camp-: ratio ac militaris, Cic. Cael. 5, 11: arma, Prop. 3 (4), 9, 19. consilium, Liv. 44, 35, 4: triumphus, id. 7, 36, 8: corona, awarded to him who first entered the enemy's camp, acc. to Gell. 5, 6, 17; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 57 Müll. (also called vallaris, v. h. v.): jurisdictio, Tac. Agr. 9: ludi, Suet. Tib. 72 Oud.: jocus, id. Calig. 9: vigilia, Plin. 10, 21, 24, § 46: exsilium. sarcastically, for military service, Just. 14, 4, 14: verbum, a military phrase (e. g. conterraneus, copiari, q. v.), Plin. praef. § 1 Sill.; Gell. 17, 2, 9: pensa, Prop. 4 (5), 3, 33. peculium, obtained in military service, Dig. 49, 17, 11 v. peculium: creditores, who have a claim against the soldier's pay, ib. 49, 17, 7.—
II. Subst.: castrensis, is, m.
A. A soldier in the camp: quietem omnibus castrensibus dare, Front. Strat. 2, 5, 30.—
B. A high officer of the imperial court of Constantinople, Cod. Th. 6, 32, 1; 12, 1, 38.

Origins

From castra + -ēnsis.

Descendants
  • Catalancastrense
  • Italiancastrense
  • Portuguesecastrense
  • Spanishcastrense
  • Ancient Greekκαστρήσιος
  • Galiciancastrense

In English words that came into English from castrēnsis

  • castrensiancastrēnsis
  • castrensialcastrēnsis

Quick answers

What does castrēnsis mean in Latin?
castrēnsis, a adjective, means “camp”.
How do you pronounce castrēnsis?
In classical Latin, [kasˈtrẽː.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kasˈtrɛn.sis].