Oenomaus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Oenomaus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – certain butterflies.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Papilionoidea - superfamily; Lycaenidae - family; Theclinae - subfamily; Eumaeini - tribe
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Oenomaus ortygnus (aquamarine hairstreak) - type species
References edit
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English edit
Alternative forms edit
Proper noun edit
Oenomaus
- (Greek mythology) A king of Pisa, son of Ares and father of Hippodamia.
Translations edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οἰνόμαος (Oinómaos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈoe̯.no.mau̯s/, [ˈoe̯nɔmäu̯s̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.no.mau̯s/, [ˈɛːnomäu̯s]
Proper noun edit
Oenomaus m sg (genitive Oenomaī); second declension
- (Greek mythology) a king of Pisa, son of Ares and father of Hippodamia
- A Greek philosopher born in Gadara
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Oenomaus |
| Genitive | Oenomaī |
| Dative | Oenomaō |
| Accusative | Oenomaum |
| Ablative | Oenomaō |
| Vocative | Oenomae |
References edit
- “Oenomaus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Oenomaus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Oenomaus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.