campester

campester

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From campus (field, plain) + -estris.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    campester (feminine campestris, neuter campestre); third-declension three-termination adjective

    1. level, even, flat
    2. (relational) field, plain

    Declension

    Third-declension three-termination adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative campester campestris campestre campestrēs campestria
    genitive campestris campestrium
    dative campestrī campestribus
    accusative campestrem campestre campestrīs
    campestrēs
    campestria
    ablative campestrī campestribus
    vocative campester campestris campestre campestrēs campestria

    Descendants

    • Catalan: campestre
    • French: champêtre
    • English: campestral
    • Italian: campestre
    • Portuguese: campestre
    • Romanian: campestru
    • Spanish: campestre

    Noun

    campester m or f (genitive campestris); third declension

    1. (usually in the plural) god or goddess of the fields or contests

    Declension

    Third-declension noun.

    References

    • campester”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • campester”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • campester”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.