Latin edit

Etymology edit

Equivalent to Hēsiodus +‎ -ēus, from Ancient Greek Ἡσιόδειος (Hēsiódeios).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

Hēsiodēus (feminine Hēsiodēa, neuter Hēsiodēum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or pertaining to the Greek poet Hesiod
    1. Hesiodic, Hesiodian, Hesiodean
    Alternative form: Hēsiodīus
    Synonym: Hēsiodicus

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative Hēsiodēus Hēsiodēa Hēsiodēum Hēsiodēī Hēsiodēae Hēsiodēa
Genitive Hēsiodēī Hēsiodēae Hēsiodēī Hēsiodēōrum Hēsiodēārum Hēsiodēōrum
Dative Hēsiodēō Hēsiodēō Hēsiodēīs
Accusative Hēsiodēum Hēsiodēam Hēsiodēum Hēsiodēōs Hēsiodēās Hēsiodēa
Ablative Hēsiodēō Hēsiodēā Hēsiodēō Hēsiodēīs
Vocative Hēsiodēe Hēsiodēa Hēsiodēum Hēsiodēī Hēsiodēae Hēsiodēa

Descendants edit

  • English: Hesiodean

Further reading edit

  • Hesiodeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Hesiodeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Hesiodeus in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung