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adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Colōnēus1

Colōnēus (feminine Colōnēa, neuter Colōnēum)
Classical[kɔ.ɫoːˈneː.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ko.loˈnɛː.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to the Attic demos Colonus

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeColōnēusColōnēaColōnēum
genitiveColōnēīColōnēaeColōnēī
dativeColōnēōColōnēaeColōnēō
accusativeColōnēumColōnēamColōnēum
ablativeColōnēōColōnēāColōnēō
vocativeColōnēeColōnēaColōnēum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeColōnēīColōnēaeColōnēa
genitiveColōnēōrumColōnēārumColōnēōrum
dativeColōnēīsColōnēīsColōnēīs
accusativeColōnēōsColōnēāsColōnēa
ablativeColōnēīsColōnēīsColōnēīs
vocativeColōnēīColōnēaeColōnēa

Cŏlōnēus, a, um, adj., = Κολώνειος,
I. of or pertaining to the Attic demos Colonos (Κολωνός): Oedipus (Οἰδίπους ἐπὶ Κολωνῷ), Cic. Sen. 7, 22; cf. absol.: Coloneus, the tragedy of Sophocles, App. Mag. p. 298, 6: locus, Cic. Fin. 5, 1, 3.

Origins

From the Ancient Greek Κολώνειος (Kolṓneios), from Κολωνός (Kolōnós).

proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Colōnēus2
Colōnēus m sg (genitive Colōnēī)
Classical[kɔ.ɫoːˈneː.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ko.loˈnɛː.us]

Meaning

  1. ellipsisOedipus at Colonus (Sophocles’ tragedy)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeColōnēus—
genitiveColōnēī—
dativeColōnēō—
accusativeColōnēum—
ablativeColōnēō—
vocativeColōnēe—

Origins

From the Ancient Greek Κολώνειος (Kolṓneios), from Κολωνός (Kolōnós).

Quick answers

What does Colōnēus mean in Latin?
Colōnēus, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to the Attic demos Colonus”.
How do you pronounce Colōnēus?
In classical Latin, [kɔ.ɫoːˈneː.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ko.loˈnɛː.us].