Oenomaus
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Oenomaus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – certain neotropical butterflies.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Papilionoidea – superfamily; Lycaenidae – family; Theclinae – subfamily; Eumaeini – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Oenomaus ortygnus (aquamarine hairstreak) – type species
References
Oenomaus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Oenomaus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Oenomaus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Oenomaus
- (Greek mythology) A king of Pisa, son of Ares and father of Hippodamia.
Translations
Translations
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οἰνόμαος (Oinómaos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈoe̯.no.mau̯s/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.no.mau̯s/,
Proper noun
Oenomaus m sg (genitive Oenomaī); second declension
- (Greek mythology) a king of Pisa, son of Ares and father of Hippodamia
- A Greek philosopher born in Gadara
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Oenomaus |
| genitive | Oenomaī |
| dative | Oenomaō |
| accusative | Oenomaum |
| ablative | Oenomaō |
| vocative | Oenomae |
References
- “Oenomaus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Oenomaus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Oenomaus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.