Aestii
Latin
Etymology
Uncertain. Most often connected with Germanic roots, e.g. *aistāną (“to respect”), *aistaz (“kiln”) (the first two perhaps through Gothic, the latter perhaps with a shift to "grain drying room") or *austrą (“east”) (the latter is phonetically difficult to reconcile). Another theory links it with a Baltic name, perhaps related to Aistere, a village located in modern Latvia (perhaps deriving from a word meaning "field, land").[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈae̯s.ti.iː/, [ˈäe̯s̠t̪iː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈes.ti.i/, [ˈɛst̪iː]
Proper noun
Aestiī m pl (genitive Aestiōrum); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Aestiī |
| Genitive | Aestiōrum |
| Dative | Aestiīs |
| Accusative | Aestiōs |
| Ablative | Aestiīs |
| Vocative | Aestiī |
References
- Aestii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Eesti - [KNR Eesti kohanimeraamat]
- Balode, Laimute. Names of Three Baltic Countries – Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Studii si Cercetari de Onomastica si Lexicologie 14 (2022).
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