Achaeus
English edit
Proper noun edit
Achaeus
- (Greek mythology) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Further reading edit
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
- achaeus (alternative case form)
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ἀχαιοί (Akhaioí).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈkʰae̯.us/, [äˈkʰäe̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈke.us/, [äˈkɛːus]
Adjective edit
Achaeus (feminine Achaea, neuter Achaeum); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to Achaea (A region in southern Greece)
- (less commonly) of or pertaining to Greece as a whole
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Achaeus | Achaea | Achaeum | Achaeī | Achaeae | Achaea | |
| Genitive | Achaeī | Achaeae | Achaeī | Achaeōrum | Achaeārum | Achaeōrum | |
| Dative | Achaeō | Achaeō | Achaeīs | ||||
| Accusative | Achaeum | Achaeam | Achaeum | Achaeōs | Achaeās | Achaea | |
| Ablative | Achaeō | Achaeā | Achaeō | Achaeīs | |||
| Vocative | Achaee | Achaea | Achaeum | Achaeī | Achaeae | Achaea | |
References edit
- Achaeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.