Aeneas

See also: aeneas

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈniː.əs/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Aeneas

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

Usage notes

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

Translations

Further reading

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἰνείᾱς, Αἰνέᾱς (Aineíās, Ainéās).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Aenēās m sg (genitive Aenēae); first declension

  1. Aeneas

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

singular
nominative Aenēās
genitive Aenēae
dative Aenēae
accusative Aenēān
Aenēam
ablative Aenēā
vocative Aenēā

Derived terms

  • Aeneadēs, Aeneadae
  • Aenīdēs
  • Aenēis
  • Aenēius
  • Aenēānicus

References