Atreus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀτρεύς (Atreús).

Proper noun

Atreus m

1. A taxonomic subgenus within the family Buthidae – Tityrus (Atreus), certain scorpions.

Hypernyms

• (subgenus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Scorpiones - order; Neoscorpionina - suborder; Buthidae - family; Tityinae - subfamily; Tityrus - genus

Hyponyms

• (subgenus): Tityus (Atreus) androcottoides subgroup; Tityus crassicauda, Tityus forcipula, Tityus magnimanus, Tityus neblina, Tityus nematochirus, Tityus obscurus, Tityus rufofuscus, Tityus tirnendu, Tityus ythieri - species in subgenus

References

• Tityus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Tityus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Tityus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀτρεύς (Atreús).

Proper noun

Atreus

1. (Greek mythology) A mythological king of Mycenae and son of Pelops and Hippodamia.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀτρεύς (Atreús).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.tre.us/, [ˈät̪reʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.tre.us/, [ˈäːt̪reus]

Proper noun

Atreus m sg (genitive Atreī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) Atreus (a mythological king of Mycenae and son of Pelops and Hippodamia)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Atreus
Genitive	Atreī
Dative	Atreō
Accusative	Atreum
Ablative	Atreō
Vocative	Atree

References

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