Mnevis
English
Latin
Etymology
From Μνεῦῐς (Mneûis), the Ancient Greek name for Egyptian
or
mr-wr (“Mnevis-bull”).[1] The Ancient Greek form apparently came from the alternate name form mn-wr.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmneː.u̯is/, [ˈmneːu̯ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmne.vis/, [ˈmnɛːvis]
Proper noun
Mnēvis m sg (genitive Mnēvidis); third declension
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.
- "O5" Gardiner's sign list
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