Smyrnaeus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Smyrnæus
• Zmyrnaeus, Zmyrnæus

Etymology

Ancient Greek Σμυρναῖος (Smurnaîos)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /smyrˈnae̯.us/, [s̠mʏrˈnäe̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /smirˈne.us/, [zmirˈnɛːus]

Adjective

Smyrnaeus (feminine Smyrnaea, neuter Smyrnaeum); first/second-declension adjective

1. of, from, or pertaining to Smyrna (now İzmir), Smyrnaean
2. of Homer, Homeric
   1. (by extension) heroic, epic

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Smyrnaeus	Smyrnaea	Smyrnaeum		Smyrnaeī	Smyrnaeae	Smyrnaea
Genitive	Smyrnaeī	Smyrnaeae	Smyrnaeī		Smyrnaeōrum	Smyrnaeārum	Smyrnaeōrum
Dative	Smyrnaeō		Smyrnaeō		Smyrnaeīs
Accusative	Smyrnaeum	Smyrnaeam	Smyrnaeum		Smyrnaeōs	Smyrnaeās	Smyrnaea
Ablative	Smyrnaeō	Smyrnaeā	Smyrnaeō		Smyrnaeīs
Vocative	Smyrnaee	Smyrnaea	Smyrnaeum		Smyrnaeī	Smyrnaeae	Smyrnaea

Derived terms

• Smyrnaeī m pl

Related terms

• Smyrna f

Descendants

• → English: Smyrnaean

Further reading

• “Smyrnaeus (Zmyr-)”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Smyrnæus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1450/3.