LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · neuterthird declension

Praeneste

Praeneste n sg (genitive Praenestis)
Classical[prae̯ˈnɛs.tɛ]Ecclesiastical[preˈnɛs.te]

Meaning

  1. neutersingularPraeneste (one of the most ancient and important cities of Latium, famous for its sanctuary, now Palestrina)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePraeneste—
genitivePraenestis—
dativePraenestī—
accusativePraeneste—
ablativePraeneste—
vocativePraeneste—
locativePraenestī
Praeneste		—

Praeneste, is, n. and f., = Πραίνεστος or Πραίνεστε,
I. one of the most ancient and important cities of Latium, famed for the beauty of its roses, for its nuts, and still more for its temple of Fortune and the oracle connected with it, now Palestrina; abl., Praeneste, Cic. Planc. 26; Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 2: Praeneste sub ipsā (sc. urbe), Verg. A. 8, 561: altum Praeneste, id. ib. 7, 682: frigidum, Hor. C. 3, 4, 22: sacrum, Stat. S. 4, 4, 15.—Hence,
II. Praenestīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Prœneste, Prœnestine: nuces, Cato, R. R. 8: urbs, the town of Prœneste, Verg. A. 7, 678: Praenestinae moenia sacra Deae, i. e. Fortunae, Ov. F. 6, 62: sortes, the oracles of Prœneste, Cic. Div. 2, 41, 86: ager, id. Agr. 2, 28: rosae, Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 16: via, from Rome to Prœneste, id. 31, 3, 25, § 42.—Subst.: Prae-nestīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Prœneste, the Prœnestines, Plaut. Truc. 3, 2, 23; id. Trin. 3, 1, 8 Brix ad loc.; Liv. 6, 21 sq.; v. Ritschl, Opusc. 2, 372.

Origins

Descendants
  • EnglishPraeneste
  • ItalianPreneste
  • FrenchPrénestefrom Middle French Præneste

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyPraenestePraeneste (Πραινεστός, Strab. Appian; Πραίνεστε, Dio Cass.: Eth. Πραινεστῖνος, or Eth. Πραινεστηνός, Eth. Praenestinus: Palestrina), one of the most a…

Quick answers

What does Praeneste mean in Latin?
Praeneste, a proper noun, means “Praeneste (one of the most ancient and important cities of Latium, famous for its sanctuary, now Palestrina)”.
What is the genitive of Praeneste?
The genitive singular is Praenestis. Praeneste is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce Praeneste?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈnɛs.tɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈnɛs.te].