Geryon

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Gēryonēs

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γηρυόνης (Gēruónēs).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gēryōn m sg (genitive Gēryōnis); third declension

  1. Geryon, the monster who stole Hercules' oxen.

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Gēryōn
genitive Gēryōnis
dative Gēryōnī
accusative Gēryōnem
ablative Gēryōne
vocative Gēryōn

Descendants

  • Italian: Gerione