proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Evēnus
Evēnus m sg (genitive Evēnī)
Classical[ɛˈweː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈvɛː.nus]
Meaning
- a river in Aetolia, now called Evinos
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Evēnus | — |
| genitive | Evēnī | — |
| dative | Evēnō | — |
| accusative | Evēnum | — |
| ablative | Evēnō | — |
| vocative | Evēne | — |
Euēnus (-nos, also Ēvēnus), i, m., = Εὔηνος,
I. a king of Etolia, father of Marpessa; in despair at the loss of whom he threw himself into the river Lycormas, Hyg. Fab. 242; Prop. 1, 2, 18.—
II. The river formerly called Lycormas, now the Fidari, Ov. H. 9, 141; id. M. 9, 104; Mel. 2, 3, 10; Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 11.—Deriv.. Euēnīnus, a, um, adj., of the river Evenus, Ov. M. 8, 528.
Ēvēnus, v. Euenus.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὔηνος (Eúēnos).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
Biography & mythologyEvenusEvenus (Εὔηνος or Εὐηνός, but the former is more correct). In the Greek Anthology there are sixteen epigrams under this name, which are, however, the …GeographyEvenusEvenus (Εὔηνος, less frequently, Εὐηνός: Fidhari or Fidharo), originally called LYCORMAS (Λυκόρμας). an important river of Aetolia, rising in the high…GeographyEvenusEvenus (Εὔηνος), a small river of Mysia, flowing in a southern direction from Mount Temnus into the Elaeus Sinus, near Pitane. An aqueduct from it sup…