Phaethonteus

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φᾰεθόντειος (Phaethónteios)
The poetic sense pertaining to poplars alludes to the Phaëthontiads (the sisters of Phaëthon), who, lamenting their brother’s death, were changed into poplars.

Pronunciation

Adjective

Phaëthontēus (feminine Phaëthontēa, neuter Phaëthontēum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or belonging to Phaëthon, Phaëthontean
  2. (poetic) of a poplar or poplars
    Phaethontea umbra
    shade of a poplar

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative Phaëthontēus Phaëthontēa Phaëthontēum Phaëthontēī Phaëthontēae Phaëthontēa
genitive Phaëthontēī Phaëthontēae Phaëthontēī Phaëthontēōrum Phaëthontēārum Phaëthontēōrum
dative Phaëthontēō Phaëthontēae Phaëthontēō Phaëthontēīs
accusative Phaëthontēum Phaëthontēam Phaëthontēum Phaëthontēōs Phaëthontēās Phaëthontēa
ablative Phaëthontēō Phaëthontēā Phaëthontēō Phaëthontēīs
vocative Phaëthontēe Phaëthontēa Phaëthontēum Phaëthontēī Phaëthontēae Phaëthontēa

Descendants

  • English: Phaëthontean

References

  • “Phăĕthontēus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Phăĕthontēus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “1,170/1”
  • “Phaëthontēus” on page 1,371/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
  • Phaethonteus in Ramminger, Johann (2024 November 27 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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