enneas

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐννεάς (enneás), derived from ἐννέα (ennéa, “nine”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈen.ne.as/, [ˈɛnːeäs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈen.ne.as/, [ˈɛnːeäs]

Noun

enneas f (genitive enneadis); third declension

1. (Late Latin) The number nine (9)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	enneas	enneadēs
Genitive	enneadis	enneadum
Dative	enneadī	enneadibus
Accusative	enneadem	enneadēs
Ablative	enneade	enneadibus
Vocative	enneas	enneadēs

Descendants

• Italian: enneade

References

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