Haemus
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Haemus, from Ancient Greek Αἷμος (Haîmos).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Haemus
- (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 edit
king of Thrace
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἷμος (Haîmos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhae̯.mus/, [ˈhäe̯mʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.mus/, [ˈɛːmus]
Proper noun edit
Haemus m sg (genitive Haemī); second declension
- (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
- A large range of mountains in the north of Thrace
- The Balkans
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Haemus |
Genitive | Haemī |
Dative | Haemō |
Accusative | Haemum |
Ablative | Haemō |
Vocative | Haeme |
References edit
- “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.