Aeolus
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Latin Aeolus, from the Ancient Greek Αἴολος (Aíolos, “moving, swift”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /iˈoʊləs/
Proper noun
Aeolus
- (Greek mythology) The name of a number of characters in Greek mythology, including the founder of the Aeolian race, and a god with power over wind.
Translations
character in Greek mythology
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Αἴολος (Aíolos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈae̯.o.lus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.o.lus/,
Proper noun
Aeolus m sg (genitive Aeolī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.