Onesilus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὀνήσιλος (Onḗsilos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /oˈneː.si.lus/, [ɔˈneːs̠ɪɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈne.si.lus/, [oˈnɛːs̬ilus]

Proper noun

Onēsilus m sg (genitive Onēsilī); second declension

1. A king of Salamis, in Cyprus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Onēsilus
Genitive	Onēsilī
Dative	Onēsilō
Accusative	Onēsilum
Ablative	Onēsilō
Vocative	Onēsile

References

• “Onesilus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray