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Translingual
Proper noun
Eumenes
- A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Eumeninae – certain wasps.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὐμένης (Euménēs).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Eumenēs m sg (genitive Eumenis); third declension
- One of the most distinguished generals of Alexander the Great
- One of several kings of Pergamus
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Descendants
References
- “Eumenes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Eumenes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.