Herculeus

See also: herculeus

Latin

Alternative forms

• herculeus

Etymology

Herculēs +‎ -eus (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /herˈku.le.us/, [hɛrˈkʊɫ̪eʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /erˈku.le.us/, [erˈkuːleus]

Adjective

Herculeus (feminine Herculea, neuter Herculeum); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to Hercules

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Herculeus	Herculea	Herculeum		Herculeī	Herculeae	Herculea
Genitive	Herculeī	Herculeae	Herculeī		Herculeōrum	Herculeārum	Herculeōrum
Dative	Herculeō		Herculeō		Herculeīs
Accusative	Herculeum	Herculeam	Herculeum		Herculeōs	Herculeās	Herculea
Ablative	Herculeō	Herculeā	Herculeō		Herculeīs
Vocative	Herculee	Herculea	Herculeum		Herculeī	Herculeae	Herculea

Descendants

• → Asturian: herculeu
• → Catalan: herculi
• → Italian: erculeo
• → Spanish: hercúleo
• → Portuguese: hercúleo

References

• “Herculeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press