Poenus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix) + -us, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 (po-ni-ki-jo) under influence from φοινός (phoinós, “crimson red”) owing to its relation to Tyrian purple, apparently from or cognate with Egyptian fnḫw (“Asiatics, Semites”),
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Noun edit
Poenus m sg (genitive Poenī); second declension
- (historical) Carthaginian, a person from Carthage or its empire
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Poenus | Poenī |
| Genitive | Poenī | Poenōrum |
| Dative | Poenō | Poenīs |
| Accusative | Poenum | Poenōs |
| Ablative | Poenō | Poenīs |
| Vocative | Poene | Poenī |