Nereius
Latin
Alternative forms
- nērēius (alternative case form)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [neːˈreː.i.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [neˈrɛː.i.us]
Adjective
Nērēius (feminine Nērēia, neuter Nērēium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to a Nereid
- 8 CE, Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.685, (The youth of the Nereid here refers to Phocus, son of Psamathe, a Nereid.):
- tum vero iuvenis Nereius omnia quaerit,
- Then, indeed, the youth of the Nereid seeks all,
- tum vero iuvenis Nereius omnia quaerit,
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Nērēius | Nērēia | Nērēium | Nērēiī | Nērēiae | Nērēia | |
| genitive | Nērēiī | Nērēiae | Nērēiī | Nērēiōrum | Nērēiārum | Nērēiōrum | |
| dative | Nērēiō | Nērēiae | Nērēiō | Nērēiīs | |||
| accusative | Nērēium | Nērēiam | Nērēium | Nērēiōs | Nērēiās | Nērēia | |
| ablative | Nērēiō | Nērēiā | Nērēiō | Nērēiīs | |||
| vocative | Nērēie | Nērēia | Nērēium | Nērēiī | Nērēiae | Nērēia | |
References
- “Nereius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press