Acrisius

Latin edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀκρίσιος (Akrísios).

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈkri.si.us/, [äˈkrɪs̠iʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈkri.si.us/, [äˈkriːs̬ius]

Proper noun edit

Acrisius m sg (genitive Acrisiī or Acrisī); second declension

(Greek mythology) a mythical king of Argos, father of Danae

Declension edit

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Acrisius
Genitive	Acrisiī Acrisī¹
Dative	Acrisiō
Accusative	Acrisium
Ablative	Acrisiō
Vocative	Acrisī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants edit

Italian: Acrisio

References edit

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

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