Haemus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Haemus, from Ancient Greek Αἷμος (Haîmos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhiːməs/

Proper noun

Haemus

  1. (Greek mythology) a king of Thrace, the son of Boreas, who was vain and haughty and compared himself and his wife to Zeus and Hera

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Latin

Alternative forms

  • Aemus
  • Haemos

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἷμος (Haîmos).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhae̯.mus/, [ˈhae̯.mʊs]

Proper noun

Haemus m (genitive Haemī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) a king of Thrace, the son of Boreas, who was vain and haughty and compared himself and his wife to Zeus and Hera
  2. A large range of mountains in the north of Thrace

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Haemus
Genitive Haemī
Dative Haemō
Accusative Haemum
Ablative Haemō
Vocative Haeme

References

  • Haemus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Haemus in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Haemus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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