LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

cerastēs

cerastēs m (genitive cerastae)
Classical[kɛˈras.teːs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈras.tes]

Meaning

  1. horned viper (of genus Cerastes)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecerastēscerastae
genitivecerastaecerastārum
dativecerastaecerastīs
accusativecerastēncerastās
ablativecerastēcerastīs
vocativecerastēcerastae

cĕrastes, ae or is, m., = κεράστης (horned).
I. A horned serpent, the cerastes: Coluber cerastes, Linn.; Plin. 8, 23, 35, § 85; 11, 37, 45, § 126; Luc. 9, 716; Prop. 3 (4), 22, 27; Cels. 5, 27, 7; as an attrib. of the hair of the Furies, Stat. Th. 1, 103; 11, 65; Claud. ap. Rufin. 1, 96; id. Rapt. Pros. 2, 346.—
II. A kind of horned worm injurious to trees, Plin. 16, 41, 80, § 220; 17, 24, 37, § 221.—
III. As nom. propr.: Cĕrastae, ārum, m., acc. to the fable, a horned people in Cyprus, changed by Venus into bullocks, Ov. M. 10, 222 sq.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  2. Latincerastēs

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *kérats Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek κεράστης (kerástēs)bor. Latin cerastēs Borrowed from Ancient Greek κεράστης (kerástēs).

Descendants
  • Catalancerasta
  • Italianceraste
  • TranslingualCerastes

Quick answers

What does cerastēs mean in Latin?
cerastēs, a noun, means “horned viper (of genus Cerastes)”.
What is the genitive of cerastēs?
The genitive singular is cerastae. cerastēs is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce cerastēs?
In classical Latin, [kɛˈras.teːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃeˈras.tes].
Where does cerastēs come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- → Latin cerastēs.