LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

cestus1

cestus m (genitive cestī)

Meaning

  1. masculinea girdle, tie, band or strap worn around the upper body, directly under the breast
  2. masculinethe girdle of Aphrodite or Venus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecestuscestī
genitivecestīcestōrum
cestuum
dativecestō
cestuī		cestīs
cestibus
accusativecestumcestōs
ablativecestō
cestū		cestīs
cestibus
vocativecestecestī

cestus (caest-) or -ŏs, i, m., = κεστός (lit. stitched, embroidered; hence,
I. subst.; cf. Lidd. and Scott under κεστός), a girdle, tie, belt, girth, strap, Cato, R. R. 25 Schneid. N. cr.; Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 6.—Particularly, the girdle of Venus, Mart. 6, 138; 6, 14; 14, 206 sq.; Serv. ad Verg. A. 5, 69.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κεντέω (kentéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek κεστός (kestós)der. Latin cestus From Ancient Greek κεστός (kestós, “stitched, embroidered”).

Descendants
  • Englishcestus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCestusCestus (κεστός). In Horn. Il. 14.214, an adj., applied to the girdle (ἱμάς) of Aphrodite, on which were embroidered all manner of enticements to love …
noun · masculinefourth declension
cestus2
cestus m (genitive cestūs)

Meaning

  1. masculineboxing glove; a strip of leather, weighted with iron or lead, tied to a boxer's hands

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecestuscestūs
cestī
genitivecestūs
cestī		cestuum
cestōrum
dativecestuī
cestō		cestibus
cestīs
accusativecestumcestūs
cestōs
ablativecestū
cestō		cestibus
cestīs
vocativecestus
ceste		cestūs
cestī

cestus = caestus,
I. a boxer's glove; v. caestus.

Origins

Variant of caestus, from caedō (“to cut in pieces”)

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCestusCestus (κεστός). In Horn. Il. 14.214, an adj., applied to the girdle (ἱμάς) of Aphrodite, on which were embroidered all manner of enticements to love …

Quick answers

What does cestus mean in Latin?
cestus, a noun, means “a girdle, tie, band or strap worn around the upper body, directly under the breast; the girdle of Aphrodite or Venus”.
What is the genitive of cestus?
The genitive singular is cestī. cestus is masculine, second declension.