proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Aristaeus
Aristaeus m sg (genitive Aristaeī)
Classical[a.rɪsˈtae̯.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.risˈtɛː.us]
Meaning
- GreekmasculinesingularAristaeus
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Aristaeus | — |
| genitive | Aristaeī | — |
| dative | Aristaeō | — |
| accusative | Aristaeum | — |
| ablative | Aristaeō | — |
| vocative | Aristaee | — |
Ăristaeus, i, m., = Ἀρισταῖος,
I. a son of Apollo and Cyrene, who is said to have taught to men the management of bees and the treatment of milk, and to have first planted olive - trees. He was the husband of Autonoë, and father of Actœon, Verg. G. 4, 317 Serv.; Ov. P. 4, 2, 9; cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 57 Zumpt.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂éristos Ancient Greek ἄριστος (áristos) Ancient Greek -α- (-a-) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek -αῖος (-aîos) Ancient Greek Ἀρισταῖος (Aristaîos)bor. Latin Aristaeus Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρισταῖος (Aristaîos).