proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Erymanthus
Erymanthus m sg (genitive Erymanthī)
Classical[ɛ.ryˈman.tʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[e.riˈman.tus]
Meaning
- masculinesingularErymanthos
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Erymanthus | — |
| genitive | Erymanthī | — |
| dative | Erymanthō | — |
| accusative | Erymanthum | — |
| ablative | Erymanthō | — |
| vocative | Erymanthe | — |
Ĕrўmanthus, i, m., = Ἐρύμανθος.
I. A chain of mountains in Arcadia, on the borders of Elis, where Hercules slew the boar named after the place, Ov. H. 9, 87; id. M. 5, 608; Mart. 11, 69.—
B. Derivv.
1. ĕrўmanthĭus, a, um, adj., Erymanthian:
belua, Cic. Tusc. 2, 9, 22: aper, id. ib. 4, 22, 55; and sarcastically, with Verres immanissimus, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43 fin.: mater, i. e. Atalanta, from Tegea, in Arcadia, Stat. Th. 12, 805.—3. ĕrўmanthĭas, ădis, f., adj., Erymanthian:
Nymphae, Stat. Th. 4, 329. —4. ĕrўmanthis, ĭdis, f., adj., Erymanthian:
silvae, Ov. M. 2, 499: ursa, i. e. Callisto of Arcadia, who was changed into a bear, and placed by Jupiter as a constellation in the sky, id. Tr. 1, 4, 1; 3, 4, 47.—II. The river Erymanthus, which rises in these mountains, Mel. 2, 3, 5; Plin. 4, 6, 10, § 21; Ov. M. 2, 244.—
III. A river in Persia, Plin. 6, 23, 25, § 92.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρῠ́μανθος (Erŭ́manthos).