Aeneas
See also: aeneas
English
Etymology
From Latin Aeneas, from Ancient Greek Αἰνείας (Aineías).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪˈniː.əs/
Proper noun
Aeneas
- (Greek mythology) A Trojan hero and the legendary ancestor of Romans.
- A male given name.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Acts 9:33-34:
- And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy. And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.
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Usage notes
- Used as an anglicisation of Aonghas in Scotland and Ireland.
Related terms
Translations
Trojan hero
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Αἰνείας (Aineías).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ae̯ˈneː.aːs/
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɛˈne.as/, [ɛˈneː.as]
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
- Aeneadēs
- Aenēis
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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