LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininethird declension

Echīnadēs

Echīnadēs f pl (genitive Echīnadum)
Classical[ɛˈkʰiː.na.deːs]Ecclesiastical[eˈkiː.na.des]

Meaning

  1. Echinades (islands in the Ionian Sea)
    in Ionio Prote,[…]; in Epiro Echinades et olim Plotae nunc Strophades In the Ionian Sea, […]; in Epirus, there are Echinades and formerly Plotae, now Strophadesc. 43 CE, Pomponius Mela, De chorographia 2.7.10
    Echinades insulae ab Acheloo amne congestae77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 2.87

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Echīnadēs
genitive—Echīnadum
dative—Echīnadibus
accusative—Echīnadēs
ablative—Echīnadibus
vocative—Echīnadēs
locative—Echīnadibus

Ĕchīnădes, um, f., = Ἐχινάδες,
I. a small group of islands in the Ionian Sea, at the mouth of the Acheloüs, Mel. 2, 7, 10; Plin. 2, 85, 87, § 201; 4, 12, 19, § 53; Ov. M. 8, 589.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐχῑνᾰ́δες (Ekhīnắdes, toponym).

Descendants
  • EnglishEchinades
  • FrenchÉchinadesfrom Middle French Echinades

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyEchinadesEchinades (αἱ Ἐχῖναι νῆσοι, Hom.; αἱ Ἐχινάδες νῆσοι, Herod., Thuc., Strab.), a group of numerous islands off the coast of Acarnania, several of which …

Quick answers

What does Echīnadēs mean in Latin?
Echīnadēs, a proper noun, means “Echinades (islands in the Ionian Sea)”.
What is the genitive of Echīnadēs?
The genitive singular is Echīnadum. Echīnadēs is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Echīnadēs?
In classical Latin, [ɛˈkʰiː.na.deːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈkiː.na.des].