hymenaeus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑμέναιος (huménaios).

Pronunciation

Noun

hymenaeus m (genitive hymenaeī); second declension

  1. a nuptial song
  2. marriage, wedding, nuptials

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative hymenaeus hymenaeī
genitive hymenaeī hymenaeōrum
dative hymenaeō hymenaeīs
accusative hymenaeum hymenaeōs
ablative hymenaeō hymenaeīs
vocative hymenaee hymenaeī

Descendants

  • French: hyménée

References

  • “hymenaeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “hymenaeus”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎
  • “hymenaeus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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