Ascanius
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English
Etymology
From Latin Ascanius, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκάνιος (Askánios).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ascanius
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A legendary king of Alba Longa, and the son of the Trojan hero Aeneas.
Translations
the son of the Trojan hero Aeneas
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀσκάνιος (Askánios).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /asˈka.ni.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /asˈka.ni.us/,
Proper noun
Ascanius m sg (genitive Ascaniī or Ascanī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ascanius |
| Genitive | Ascaniī Ascanī1 |
| Dative | Ascaniō |
| Accusative | Ascanium |
| Ablative | Ascaniō |
| Vocative | Ascanī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “Ascanius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ascanius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Ascanius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- “Ascanius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray