LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

aēnus1

aēnus (feminine aēna, neuter aēnum)
Classical[aˈeː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈɛː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalcopper, bronze

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaēnusaēnaaēnum
genitiveaēnīaēnaeaēnī
dativeaēnōaēnaeaēnō
accusativeaēnumaēnamaēnum
ablativeaēnōaēnāaēnō
vocativeaēneaēnaaēnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaēnīaēnaeaēna
genitiveaēnōrumaēnārumaēnōrum
dativeaēnīsaēnīsaēnīs
accusativeaēnōsaēnāsaēna
ablativeaēnīsaēnīsaēnīs
vocativeaēnīaēnaeaēna

ăēnus (trisyl.; less freq. ăhēn-), a, um, adj. aes,
I. of copper or bronze (only poet. for aheneus; yet Hor. uses the latter oftener than the former).
I. Lit.: signa, the bronze images of the gods, Lucr 1, 316: ahënis in scaphiis, id. 6, 1045, falcīs, id. 5, 1293; cf. Verg. A. 4, 513; lux, i. e. armorum aënorum, id. ib. 2, 470: crateres, id. ib. 9, 165.— Hence, ăēnum (sc. vas), a bronze vessel: litore aëna locant, Verg. A. 1, 213; so Ov. M. 6, 645, Juv. 15, 81 al., of the bronze vessels in which the purple color was prepared, Ov. F 3, 822; Sen. Herc. Oet. 663; Stat. S. 1, 2, 151 (hence, aenulum).—
II. Trop.
A. Firm, invincible (cf. adamantinus): manus, Hor. C. 1, 35, 18.—
B. Hard, rigorous, inexorable: corda, Stat. Th. 3, 380.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éyos
  3. Proto-Italic *ajos ~*ajesos
  4. Proto-Italic*ajesnos
  5. Proto-Italic*aeznos
  6. Latinaēnus

From Proto-Italic *aeznos, from earlier *ajes-nos, from Proto-Indo-European *áyos.

proper noun · femininesecond declension
Aenus2
Aenus f sg (genitive Aenī)
Classical[ˈae̯.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.nus]

Meaning

  1. femininesingulara city of Thrace situated near the mouth of the river Hebrus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAenus—
genitiveAenī—
dativeAenō—
accusativeAenum—
ablativeAenō—
vocativeAene—

Aenus or -os, i, f., = Αἶνος,
I. a city of Thrace, south-east of the Palus Stentoris, through which one of the mouths of the Hebrus falls into the sea, now Enos, Mel. 2, 2, 8; Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 43; Cic. Fl. 14; Liv. 31, 16 4.—Hence,
II. Aenĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Ænus, Liv. 37, 33; 38, 41; 45, 27.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἶνος (Aînos).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAenusAenus (Αἶνος: Eth. Αἴνιἁτης, Eth. Aenius: Enos), a town of Thrace, situated upon a promontory on the south-eastern side of the PaIns Stentoris, throug…GeographyAenusAenus (Αἶνος, Ptol. 2.11.5; Oenus, Itin. Anton.: Inn), a river rising in the Rhaetian or Tridentine Alps, dividing Rhaetia Secunda (Vindelicia) from N…
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Aenus3
Aenus m sg (genitive Aenī)
Classical[ˈae̯.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.nus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA river of Noricum and tributary river of the Danube, called Inn in German

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAenus—
genitiveAenī—
dativeAenō—
accusativeAenum—
ablativeAenō—
vocativeAene—

Aenus, i, m.,
I. the river Inn, Tac. H. 3, 5.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAenusAenus (Αἶνος: Eth. Αἴνιἁτης, Eth. Aenius: Enos), a town of Thrace, situated upon a promontory on the south-eastern side of the PaIns Stentoris, throug…GeographyAenusAenus (Αἶνος, Ptol. 2.11.5; Oenus, Itin. Anton.: Inn), a river rising in the Rhaetian or Tridentine Alps, dividing Rhaetia Secunda (Vindelicia) from N…

Quick answers

What does aēnus mean in Latin?
aēnus, a adjective, means “copper, bronze”.
How do you pronounce aēnus?
In classical Latin, [aˈeː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈɛː.nus].
Where does aēnus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-? → Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos → Proto-Italic *ajos ~ *ajesos → Proto-Italic *ajesnos → Proto-Italic *aeznos → Latin aēnus.