Nireus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νῑρεύς (Nīreús).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈniː.re.us/, [ˈniːreʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈni.re.us/, [ˈniːreus]

Proper noun

Nīreus m sg (genitive Nīreī); second declension

(Greek mythology) The legendary king of Syme, who fought in the Trojan War

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Nīreus
Genitive	Nīreī
Dative	Nīreō
Accusative	Nīreum
Ablative	Nīreō
Vocative	Nīree

References

“Nireus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Nireus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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