Erechtheus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρεχθεύς (Erekhtheús).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Erechtheus m sg (genitive Erechtheī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) A mythological king of Athens

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Erechtheus
genitive Erechtheī
dative Erechtheō
accusative Erechtheum
ablative Erechtheō
vocative Erechthee

References

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