Aeneas

See also: aeneas

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈniː.əs/

Proper noun

Aeneas

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

Usage notes

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

Translations

Further reading


Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἰνείας (Aineías).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Aenēās m (genitive Aenēae); first declension

  1. Aeneas

Inflection

First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ās.

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

Derived terms

References

  • Aeneas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Aeneas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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