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adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Actaeus

Actaeus (feminine Actaea, neuter Actaeum)
Classical[akˈtae̯.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[akˈtɛː.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to the region of Attica
  2. adjectiveAttic, more specifically Athenian

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeActaeusActaeaActaeum
genitiveActaeīActaeaeActaeī
dativeActaeōActaeaeActaeō
accusativeActaeumActaeamActaeum
ablativeActaeōActaeāActaeō
vocativeActaeeActaeaActaeum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeActaeīActaeaeActaea
genitiveActaeōrumActaeārumActaeōrum
dativeActaeīsActaeīsActaeīs
accusativeActaeōsActaeāsActaea
ablativeActaeīsActaeīsActaeīs
vocativeActaeīActaeaeActaea

Actaeus, a, um, adj., Ἀκταῖος,
I. pertaining to Attica, Attic, Athenian: in Actaeo Aracyntho, Verg. E. 2, 24 (as being on the border of Attica): arces, of Athens, Ov. M. 2, 720; fratres, i. e. Clytos and Butes, ib. 7, 681: mel Hymetti, Col. 10, 386: imbres, a rain of honey, Stat. Th. 4, 453. —Hence, subst.: Actaei, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Attica, Nep. Thras. 2, 1.— Actaea, ae, f., a female Athenian; of Orithyia, Ov. M. 6, 711.

Origins

Descendants
  • TranslingualActaeus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyActaeusActaeus (Ἀκταῖος). A son of Erisichthon, and according to Pausanias (1.2.5), the earliest king of Attica. He had three daughters, Agraulos, Herse, and…

Quick answers

What does Actaeus mean in Latin?
Actaeus, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to the region of Attica; Attic, more specifically Athenian”.
How do you pronounce Actaeus?
In classical Latin, [akˈtae̯.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [akˈtɛː.us].