Oenomaus

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Oenomaus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – certain butterflies.

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English

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Proper noun

Oenomaus

  1. (Greek mythology) A king of Pisa, son of Ares and father of Hippodamia.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οἰνόμαος (Oinómaos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Oenomaus m sg (genitive Oenomaī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) a king of Pisa, son of Ares and father of Hippodamia
  2. A Greek philosopher born in Gadara

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case 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.
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