LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

psaltēs

psaltēs m (genitive psaltae)

Meaning

  1. minstrel (player on the cithara)
  2. psalmist

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepsaltēspsaltae
genitivepsaltaepsaltārum
dativepsaltaepsaltīs
accusativepsaltēn
psaltam		psaltās
ablativepsaltēpsaltīs
vocativepsaltēpsaltae

psaltes, ae, m., = ψαλτής,
I. a player on the cithara, a musician, minstrel, Quint. 1, 10, 18; Mart. Cap. 9, § 924; Sid. Ep. 8, 9; Inscr. Grut. 331, 2; Vulg. 2 Reg. 23, 1.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ψαλτής (psaltḗs, “harp-player”), from ψάλλω (psállō, “to pluck; to play the harp”). See psallō.

Quick answers

What does psaltēs mean in Latin?
psaltēs, a noun, means “minstrel (player on the cithara); psalmist”.
What is the genitive of psaltēs?
The genitive singular is psaltae. psaltēs is masculine, first declension.