noun · masculinefirst declension
pancratiastēs
pancratiastēs m (genitive pancratiastae)
Classical[paŋ.kra.tiˈas.teːs]Ecclesiastical[paŋ.krat.t͡siˈas.tes]
Meaning
- a combatant in the pancratium, a pancratiast
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pancratiastēs | pancratiastae |
| genitive | pancratiastae | pancratiastārum |
| dative | pancratiastae | pancratiastīs |
| accusative | pancratiastēn | pancratiastās |
| ablative | pancratiastē | pancratiastīs |
| vocative | pancratiastē | pancratiastae |
pancrătĭastes, ae, m., = παγκρατιαστής,
I. a combatant in the pancratium, a pancratiast:
Diagoras tres filios adulescentes habuit, unum pugilem, alterum pancratiasten, tertium luctatorem, Gell. 3, 15, 3; Plin. 34, 8, 19, §§ 57, 59; Quint. 2, 8, 13.Origins
From Ancient Greek παγκρατιαστής (pankratiastḗs, “one who practices the pankration”).