Maenalus

English

Proper noun

Maenalus

1. (historical) A town in ancient Arcadia, the capital of the district Maenalia.

Alternative forms

• Mainalos

Latin

Alternative forms

• Maenala

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαίναλον (Maínalon).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmae̯.na.lus/, [ˈmäe̯näɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.na.lus/, [ˈmɛːnälus]

Proper noun

Maenalus m sg (genitive Maenalī); second declension

1. A range of mountains of Arcadia

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Maenalus
Genitive	Maenalī
Dative	Maenalō
Accusative	Maenalum
Ablative	Maenalō
Vocative	Maenale

Related terms

• Maenalidēs
• Maenalis
• Maenalius

References

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

Further reading

• Mainalo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia