Aeacus

English

Alternative forms

• Eacus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἰακός (Aiakós).

Proper noun

Aeacus

1. (Greek mythology) A king of the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf, one of the three judges in Hades.

   Coordinate terms: Minos, Rhadamanthus

Further reading

• Aeacus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

Ancient Greek Αἰακός (Aiakós)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈae̯.a.kus/, [ˈäe̯äkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.a.kus/, [ˈɛːäkus]

Proper noun

Aeacus m sg (genitive Aeacī); second declension

1. Aeacus (grandfather to Achilles, king of Aegina, and judge of the dead)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Aeacus
Genitive	Aeacī
Dative	Aeacō
Accusative	Aeacum
Ablative	Aeacō
Vocative	Aeace

References

1. Aeacus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.