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Translingual
Proper noun
Olenus
- A taxonomic genus within the family Olenidae – Upper Cambrian ptychopariid trilobites.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὤλενος (Ṓlenos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ōlenus m sg (genitive Ōlenī); second declension
- a town of Achaia, situated on the left bank of the river Peirus
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- “Olenus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Olenus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.