Mnevis

English

Etymology

From Latin Mnēvis, from Ancient Greek Μνεῦῐς (Mneûis), from Egyptian

(mr-wr).

Proper noun

Mnevis

1. (religion) A bull-shaped aspect of the god Atum-Ra venerated in Heliopolis.

Latin

Etymology

From Μνεῦῐς (Mneûis), the Ancient Greek name for Egyptian

or

mr-wr (“Mnevis-bull”). The Ancient Greek form apparently came from the alternate name form mn-wr.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmneː.u̯is/, [ˈmneːu̯ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmne.vis/, [ˈmnɛːvis]

Proper noun

Mnēvis m sg (genitive Mnēvidis); third declension

1. (religion) Mnevis, a bull-shaped aspect of the god Atum-Ra venerated in Heliopolis

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Mnēvis
Genitive	Mnēvidis
Dative	Mnēvidī
Accusative	Mnēvidem
Ablative	Mnēvide
Vocative	Mnēvis

References

• “Mnevis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Mnevis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.