Lycaeus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Lyceus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυκαῖος (Lukaîos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /lyˈkae̯.us/, [lʲʏˈkäe̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /liˈt͡ʃe.us/, [liˈt͡ʃɛːus]

Proper noun

Lycaeus m sg (genitive Lycaeī); second declension

1. A mountain of Arcadia, where Zeus and Pan were worshipped

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Lycaeus
Genitive	Lycaeī
Dative	Lycaeō
Accusative	Lycaeum
Ablative	Lycaeō
Vocative	Lycaee

References

• “Lycaeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Lycaeus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Lycaeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.