Coloneus

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Κολώνειος (Kolṓneios), from Κολωνός (Kolōnós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ko.loːˈneː.us/, [kɔɫ̪oːˈneːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ko.loˈne.us/, [koloˈnɛːus]

Adjective

Colōnēus (feminine Colōnēa, neuter Colōnēum); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to the Attic demos Colonus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Colōnēus	Colōnēa	Colōnēum		Colōnēī	Colōnēae	Colōnēa
Genitive	Colōnēī	Colōnēae	Colōnēī		Colōnēōrum	Colōnēārum	Colōnēōrum
Dative	Colōnēō		Colōnēō		Colōnēīs
Accusative	Colōnēum	Colōnēam	Colōnēum		Colōnēōs	Colōnēās	Colōnēa
Ablative	Colōnēō	Colōnēā	Colōnēō		Colōnēīs
Vocative	Colōnēe	Colōnēa	Colōnēum		Colōnēī	Colōnēae	Colōnēa

Proper noun

Colōnēus m sg (genitive Colōnēī); second declension

1. (elliptically for Oedipūs Colōnēus) Oedipus at Colonus (Sophocles’ tragedy)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Colōnēus
Genitive	Colōnēī
Dative	Colōnēō
Accusative	Colōnēum
Ablative	Colōnēō
Vocative	Colōnēe

Synonyms

• (Oedipus at Colonus): Oedipūs

References

• “Cŏlōnēus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Cŏlōnēus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 345/1.
• “Colōnēus” on page 355/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Further reading

• Oedipus Coloneus (Sophocles) on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la