Haemus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Haemus, from Ancient Greek Αἷμος (Haîmos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhiːməs/

Proper noun

Haemus

1. (Greek mythology) a king of Thrace, the son of Boreas, who was vain and haughty and compared himself and his wife to Zeus and Hera

Translations

king of Thrace

• Armenian: Հեմոս (Hemos)
• Bulgarian: Хемус m (Hemus), Хем m (Hem)
• French: Hémos
• Greek: Αίμος (el) (Aímos)

  Ancient: Αἷμος (Haîmos)

• Latin: Haemus
• Russian: Гем (ru) (Gem)

Anagrams

• Maheus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Aemus
• Haemos

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἷμος (Haîmos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈhae̯.mus/, [ˈhäe̯mʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.mus/, [ˈɛːmus]

Proper noun

Haemus m sg (genitive Haemī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) a king of Thrace, the son of Boreas, who was vain and haughty and compared himself and his wife to Zeus and Hera
2. A large range of mountains in the north of Thrace
3. The Balkans

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Haemus
Genitive	Haemī
Dative	Haemō
Accusative	Haemum
Ablative	Haemō
Vocative	Haeme

References

• “Haemus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Haemus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Haemus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.