Iolaus
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Translingual
Proper noun
Iolaus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – certain butterflies, African sapphires.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰόλαος (Iólaos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /i.oˈlaː.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /i.oˈla.us/,
Proper noun
Iolāus m sg (genitive Iolāī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Iolāus |
| genitive | Iolāī |
| dative | Iolāō |
| accusative | Iolāum |
| ablative | Iolāō |
| vocative | Iolāe |
References
- “Iolaus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Iolaus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Iolaus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray