Erechtheus

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρεχθεύς (Erekhtheús).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eˈrekʰ.tʰe.us/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈrek.te.us/,

Proper noun

Erechtheus m sg (genitive Erechtheī); second declension

(Greek mythology) A mythological king of Athens

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Erechtheus
genitive	Erechtheī
dative	Erechtheō
accusative	Erechtheum
ablative	Erechtheō
vocative	Erechthee

References

Erechtheus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“Erechtheus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

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