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proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Aenēās

Aenēās m sg (genitive Aenēae)
Classical[ae̯ˈneː.aːs]Ecclesiastical[eˈnɛː.as]

Meaning

  1. GreekRomanAeneas (a Trojan hero and the legendary ancestor of Romans)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAenēās—
genitiveAenēae—
dativeAenēae—
accusativeAenēān
Aenēam		—
ablativeAenēā—
vocativeAenēā—

Aenēas, ae, m. (also in the nom. Aenea, Varr. ap. Charis. p. 50 P.; cf. Quint. 1, 5, 61;
I. gen. sometimes Aeneā, Apul. Orth. § 23 Osann.; acc. Aenean often, after the Gr. Αινείν, Ov. F. 5, 568; id. H. 7, 36; voc. Aenēā, Poët. ap Varr. L. L. 6, § 60 Müll.; Ov. H. 7, 9), = Αὶνείας, Æneas, son of Venus and Anchises, the hero of Virgil's epic poem, and ancestor of the Romans, worshipped after his death as Juppiter Indiges; cf. Nieb. Röm. Gesch. 1, 207 sq.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἰνείᾱς, Αἰνέᾱς (Aineíās, Ainéās).

Descendants
  • EnglishAeneas
  • GermanÄneas
  • ItalianEnea
  • FrenchÆnéefrom Middle French Ænee
  • FrenchÉnéefrom Middle French Ænee
  • DanishÆneas

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAeneasAeneas (Αἰνείας). Homeric Story. Aeneas was the son of Anchises and Aphrodite, and born on mount Ida. On his father's side he was a great-grandson of …

Quick answers

What does Aenēās mean in Latin?
Aenēās, a proper noun, means “Aeneas (a Trojan hero and the legendary ancestor of Romans)”.
What is the genitive of Aenēās?
The genitive singular is Aenēae. Aenēās is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Aenēās?
In classical Latin, [ae̯ˈneː.aːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈnɛː.as].