Aeneas

See also: aeneas

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Aenēās, from Ancient Greek Αἰνείας (Aineías).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈniː.əs/
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Proper noun

Aeneas

  1. (Greek mythology) A Trojan hero and the legendary ancestor of Romans.
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Usage notes

  • Used as an anglicization of Aonghas in Scotland and Ireland.

Translations

Further reading

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἰνείᾱς, Αἰνέᾱς (Aineíās, Ainéās).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Aenēās m sg (genitive Aenēae); first declension

  1. Aeneas

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Aenēās
Genitive Aenēae
Dative Aenēae
Accusative Aenēān
Aenēam
Ablative Aenēā
Vocative Aenēā

Derived terms

  • Aeneadēs, Aeneadae
  • Aenīdēs
  • Aenēis
  • Aenēius
  • Aenēānicus

References

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