Geryon

Latin

Alternative forms

• Gēryonēs

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γηρυόνης (Gēruónēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡeː.ry.oːn/, [ˈɡeːryoːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒe.ri.on/, [ˈd͡ʒɛːrion]

Proper noun

Gēryōn m sg (genitive Gēryōnis); third declension

1. Geryon, the monster who stole Hercules' oxen.

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Gēryōn
Genitive	Gēryōnis
Dative	Gēryōnī
Accusative	Gēryōnem
Ablative	Gēryōne
Vocative	Gēryōn

Descendants

• Italian: Gerione