Nereius

Latin

Alternative forms

• nērēius (alternative case form)

Etymology

From Nērēis +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /neːˈreː.i.us/, [neːˈreːiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /neˈre.i.us/, [neˈrɛːius]

Adjective

Nērēius (feminine Nērēia, neuter Nērēium); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to a Nereid
   • 8 CE, Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.685, (The youth of the Nereid here refers to Phocus, son of Psamathe, a Nereid.):

     tum vero iuvenis Nereius omnia quaerit,

     Then, indeed, the youth of the Nereid seeks all,

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Nērēius	Nērēia	Nērēium		Nērēiī	Nērēiae	Nērēia
Genitive	Nērēiī	Nērēiae	Nērēiī		Nērēiōrum	Nērēiārum	Nērēiōrum
Dative	Nērēiō		Nērēiō		Nērēiīs
Accusative	Nērēium	Nērēiam	Nērēium		Nērēiōs	Nērēiās	Nērēia
Ablative	Nērēiō	Nērēiā	Nērēiō		Nērēiīs
Vocative	Nērēie	Nērēia	Nērēium		Nērēiī	Nērēiae	Nērēia

References

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