LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

nēstis

nēstis f (genitive nēstidis)

Meaning

  1. jejunum, the second part of the small intestine

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenēstisnēstidēs
genitivenēstidisnēstidum
dativenēstidīnēstidibus
accusativenēstidemnēstidēs
ablativenēstidenēstidibus
vocativenēstisnēstidēs

nestis, ĭdis, f., = νῆστις,
I. the second part of the small intestines; Lat. intestinum jejunum, so called because always found empty: nestide paralysi vitiata, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1, 11; 5, 10, 100.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νῆστις (nêstis, “fasting”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-h₁ed-tis. Compare iēiūnum.

Quick answers

What does nēstis mean in Latin?
nēstis, a noun, means “jejunum, the second part of the small intestine”.
What is the genitive of nēstis?
The genitive singular is nēstidis. nēstis is feminine, third declension.