LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininethird declension

Aenē̆ïs

Aenē̆ïs f sg (genitive Aenē̆ïdos or Aenē̆ïdis)
Classical[ae̯ˈneː.ɪs]Ecclesiastical[eˈnɛː.is]

Meaning

  1. Aeneid (a classic epic poem, written in Latin by Virgil in the 1st century BCE (between 29 and 19 BCE), that tells the legendary story of Aeneas fleeing Troy and settling in Italy as ancestor of the Romans)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAenē̆ïs—
genitiveAenē̆ïdos
Aenē̆ïdis		—
dativeAenē̆ïdī—
accusativeAenē̆ïda
Aenē̆ïdem		—
ablativeAenē̆ïde—
vocativeAenē̆ïs
Aenē̆ï		—

Aenēis, ĭdis or ĭdos, f. Aeneas,
I. the Æneid, Virgil's celebrated epic, the hero of which is Æneas, the progenitor of the Romans: Aeneïdos auctor, Ov. Tr. 2, 533: nec tu divinam Aeneïda tenta, Stat. Th. 12 fin.: morbo oppressus (Vergilius) petivit a suis, ut Aeneïda quam nondum satis elimavisset, adolerent, Gell. 17, 10.

Origins

Ancient Greek Αἰνείᾱς, Αἰνέᾱς (Aineíās, Ainéās)bor. Latin Aenēās Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs)bor. Latin -is Latin Aenē̆ïs From Aenēās + -is.

Descendants
  • CatalanEneida
  • EnglishAeneid
  • GermanÄneis
  • GermanÄneide
  • ItalianEneide
  • FrenchÆnéidefrom Middle French Æneide
  • FrenchÉnéidefrom Middle French Æneide
  • PortugueseEneida
  • SpanishEneida
  • DanishÆneiden

Quick answers

What does Aenē̆ïs mean in Latin?
Aenē̆ïs, a proper noun, means “Aeneid (a classic epic poem, written in Latin by Virgil in the 1st century BCE (between 29 and 19 BCE), that tells the legendary story of Aeneas fleeing Troy and settling in Italy as ancestor of the Romans)”.
What is the genitive of Aenē̆ïs?
The genitive singular is Aenē̆ïdos. Aenē̆ïs is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Aenē̆ïs?
In classical Latin, [ae̯ˈneː.ɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈnɛː.is].