Orestes

See also: orestes

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Orestes m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Heteropterygidae – several stick insects.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Polyneoptera - superorder; Phasmida - order; Verophasmatodea - suborder; Areolatae - infraorder; Bacilloidea - superfamily; Heteropterygidae - family; Dataminae - subfamily; Datamini - tribe

References

• Verophasmatodea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Orestes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Orestes (Phasmida) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρέστης (Oréstēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɒˈɹɛstiːz/

Proper noun

Orestes

1. (Greek mythology) The son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who killed his mother, avenging his father's death, and was then pursued by the Furies.
2. A region of Macedonia.
3. A town in Indiana.

Translations

Greek hero

• Finnish: Orestes

Anagrams

• Rosetes, e-stores, osseter, stereos

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ὀρέστης (Oréstēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈorestes/, [ˈo̞re̞s̠te̞s̠]
• Rhymes: -orestes
• Hyphenation^(key): O‧res‧tes

Proper noun

Orestes

1. (Greek mythology) Orestes

Declension

Inflection of Orestes (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
nominative		Orestes	Oresteet
genitive		Oresteen	Oresteiden Oresteitten
partitive		Orestesta	Oresteita
illative		Oresteeseen	Oresteisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Orestes	Oresteet
accusative	nom.	Orestes	Oresteet
	gen.	Oresteen
genitive		Oresteen	Oresteiden Oresteitten Orestesten rare
partitive		Orestesta	Oresteita
inessive		Oresteessa	Oresteissa
elative		Oresteesta	Oresteista
illative		Oresteeseen	Oresteisiin Oresteihin rare
adessive		Oresteella	Oresteilla
ablative		Oresteelta	Oresteilta
allative		Oresteelle	Oresteille
essive		Oresteena	Oresteina
translative		Oresteeksi	Oresteiksi
abessive		Oresteetta	Oresteitta
instructive		—	Orestein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Orestes (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Oresteeni Oresteeni accusative nom. Oresteeni Oresteeni gen. Oresteeni genitive Oresteeni Oresteideni Oresteitteni Orestesteni rare partitive Orestestani Oresteitani inessive Oresteessani Oresteissani elative Oresteestani Oresteistani illative Oresteeseeni Oresteisiini Oresteihini rare adessive Oresteellani Oresteillani ablative Oresteeltani Oresteiltani allative Oresteelleni Oresteilleni essive Oresteenani Oresteinani translative Oresteekseni Oresteikseni abessive Oresteettani Oresteittani instructive — — comitative — Oresteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Oresteesi Oresteesi accusative nom. Oresteesi Oresteesi gen. Oresteesi genitive Oresteesi Oresteidesi Oresteittesi Orestestesi rare partitive Orestestasi Oresteitasi inessive Oresteessasi Oresteissasi elative Oresteestasi Oresteistasi illative Oresteeseesi Oresteisiisi Oresteihisi rare adessive Oresteellasi Oresteillasi ablative Oresteeltasi Oresteiltasi allative Oresteellesi Oresteillesi essive Oresteenasi Oresteinasi translative Oresteeksesi Oresteiksesi abessive Oresteettasi Oresteittasi instructive — — comitative — Oresteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Oresteemme Oresteemme accusative nom. Oresteemme Oresteemme gen. Oresteemme genitive Oresteemme Oresteidemme Oresteittemme Orestestemme rare partitive Orestestamme Oresteitamme inessive Oresteessamme Oresteissamme elative Oresteestamme Oresteistamme illative Oresteeseemme Oresteisiimme Oresteihimme rare adessive Oresteellamme Oresteillamme ablative Oresteeltamme Oresteiltamme allative Oresteellemme Oresteillemme essive Oresteenamme Oresteinamme translative Oresteeksemme Oresteiksemme abessive Oresteettamme Oresteittamme instructive — — comitative — Oresteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Oresteenne Oresteenne accusative nom. Oresteenne Oresteenne gen. Oresteenne genitive Oresteenne Oresteidenne Oresteittenne Orestestenne rare partitive Orestestanne Oresteitanne inessive Oresteessanne Oresteissanne elative Oresteestanne Oresteistanne illative Oresteeseenne Oresteisiinne Oresteihinne rare adessive Oresteellanne Oresteillanne ablative Oresteeltanne Oresteiltanne allative Oresteellenne Oresteillenne essive Oresteenanne Oresteinanne translative Oresteeksenne Oresteiksenne abessive Oresteettanne Oresteittanne instructive — — comitative — Oresteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Oresteensa Oresteensa accusative nom. Oresteensa Oresteensa gen. Oresteensa genitive Oresteensa Oresteidensa Oresteittensa Orestestensa rare partitive Orestestaan Orestestansa Oresteitaan Oresteitansa inessive Oresteessaan Oresteessansa Oresteissaan Oresteissansa elative Oresteestaan Oresteestansa Oresteistaan Oresteistansa illative Oresteeseensa Oresteisiinsa Oresteihinsa rare adessive Oresteellaan Oresteellansa Oresteillaan Oresteillansa ablative Oresteeltaan Oresteeltansa Oresteiltaan Oresteiltansa allative Oresteelleen Oresteellensa Oresteilleen Oresteillensa essive Oresteenaan Oresteenansa Oresteinaan Oresteinansa translative Oresteekseen Oresteeksensa Oresteikseen Oresteiksensa abessive Oresteettaan Oresteettansa Oresteittaan Oresteittansa instructive — — comitative — Oresteineen Oresteinensa

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρέστης (Oréstēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /oˈres.teːs/, [ɔˈrɛs̠t̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈres.tes/, [oˈrɛst̪es]

Proper noun

Orestēs m sg (variously declined, genitive Orestis or Orestae or Orestī); third declension, first declension

1. Orestes, the son of Agamemnon

Declension

Third-declension noun or singular nominative Orestēs genitive Orestis Orestī dative Orestī accusative Orestem ablative Oreste vocative Orestēs

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs), singular only. singular nominative Orestēs genitive Orestae dative Orestae accusative Orestēn ablative Orestē vocative Oresta

References

• “Orestes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Orestes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.