Adrastus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄδραστος (Ádrastos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Adrāstus m sg (genitive Adrāstī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) king of Argos, Adrastus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Adrāstus
Genitive Adrāstī
Dative Adrāstō
Accusative Adrāstum
Ablative Adrāstō
Vocative Adrāste

References

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