Atrides

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀτρείδης (Atreídēs), from Ἀτρεύς (Atreús) + -ίδης (-ídēs).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Atrīdēs m (genitive Atrīdae); first declension

  1. A patronymic for male descendants of Atreus, particularly:
    1. Agamemnon (son of Atreus and king of Mycenae during the Trojan War)
    2. Menelaus (son of Atreus, brother to Agamemnon, and husband to Helen)

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).

singular plural
nominative Atrīdēs Atrīdae
genitive Atrīdae Atrīdārum
dative Atrīdae Atrīdīs
accusative Atrīdēn Atrīdās
ablative Atrīdē Atrīdīs
vocative Atrīdē Atrīdae

References

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