LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

Eumenidēs

Eumenidēs f pl (genitive Eumenidum)
Classical[ɛu̯ˈmɛ.nɪ.deːs]Ecclesiastical[eu̯ˈmɛː.ni.des]

Meaning

  1. Greekthe Furies
    Prōtinus Eumenidēs lāvēre palustribus undīs[…]Immediately the Furies washed him in swampy waters […]9 CE, Ovidius, Ibis 223

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Eumenidēs
genitive—Eumenidum
dative—Eumenidibus
accusative—Eumenidēs
ablative—Eumenidibus
vocative—Eumenidēs

Eumĕnĭdes, um, f., = Εὐμενίδες (the benevolent, the gracious ones), a euphemistic name for
I. the Furies, Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 46; Hor. C. 2, 13, 36; Verg. G. 1, 278; 4, 483; id. A. 4, 469 al.—In the sing.: Eumenis, a Fury, Sil. 2, 559; Stat. Th. 12, 423.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Εὐμενίδες f pl (Eumenídes, “the gracious ones”). The literal meaning obviously doesn't correspond to their actual nature, and is used euphemistically to avoid angering them.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyEumenidesEumenides (Εὐμενίδες), also called ERINNYES, and by the Romans FURIAE or DIRAE, were originally nothing but a personification of curses pronounced upo…

Quick answers

What does Eumenidēs mean in Latin?
Eumenidēs, a noun, means “the Furies”.
What is the genitive of Eumenidēs?
The genitive singular is Eumenidum. Eumenidēs is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Eumenidēs?
In classical Latin, [ɛu̯ˈmɛ.nɪ.deːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eu̯ˈmɛː.ni.des].