Mnevis

English

Etymology

From Latin Mnēvis, from Ancient Greek Μνεῦῐς (Mneûis), from Egyptian

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(mr-wr).

Proper noun

Mnevis

  1. (religion) A bull-shaped aspect of the god Atum-Ra venerated in Heliopolis.

Latin

Etymology

From Μνεῦῐς (Mneûis), the Ancient Greek name for Egyptian

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or

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mr-wr (Mnevis-bull).[1] The Ancient Greek form apparently came from the alternate name form mn-wr.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mnēvis m sg (genitive Mnēvidis); third declension

  1. (religion) Mnevis, a bull-shaped aspect of the god Atum-Ra venerated in Heliopolis

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Mnēvis
Genitive Mnēvidis
Dative Mnēvidī
Accusative Mnēvidem
Ablative Mnēvide
Vocative Mnēvis

References

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