LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

dynastēs

dynastēs m (genitive dynastae)
Classical[dyˈnas.teːs]Ecclesiastical[diˈnas.tes]

Meaning

  1. a ruler, prince (especially oriental)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedynastēsdynastae
genitivedynastaedynastārum
dativedynastaedynastīs
accusativedynastēndynastās
ablativedynastēdynastīs
vocativedynastēdynastae

dўnastes, ae, m., = δυνάστης,
I. a ruler, prince (partic. of a small country), Cic. Phil. 11, 12 fin.; Caes. B. C. 3, 3, 2; Nep. Dat. 2; id. Ages. 7.—
II. Of the triumvirs at Rome: si erit nebulo iste cum his dynastis in gratia, Cic. Att. 2, 9, 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δύναμαι (dúnamai) Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō)influ. Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -στης (-stēs) Ancient Greek δῠνᾰ́στης (dŭnắstēs)bor. Latin dynastēs Borrowed from Ancient Greek δῠνᾰ́στης (dŭnắstēs).

Descendants
  • Englishdynast
  • Frenchdynaste
  • GermanDynast
  • Italiandinasta
  • Portuguesedinasta
  • Spanishdinasta
  • TranslingualDynastes

In English words that came into English from dynastēs

  • dynastdynastēs

Quick answers

What does dynastēs mean in Latin?
dynastēs, a noun, means “a ruler, prince (especially oriental)”.
What is the genitive of dynastēs?
The genitive singular is dynastae. dynastēs is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce dynastēs?
In classical Latin, [dyˈnas.teːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [diˈnas.tes].