LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Haemus

Haemus m sg (genitive Haemī)
Classical[ˈhae̯.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.mus]

Meaning

  1. Greekmasculinesingulara king of Thrace, the son of Boreas, who was vain and haughty and compared himself and his wife to Zeus and Hera
  2. masculinesingularA large range of mountains in the north of Thrace
  3. masculinesingularThe Balkans

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeHaemus—
genitiveHaemī—
dativeHaemō—
accusativeHaemum—
ablativeHaemō—
vocativeHaeme—

Haemus (Aemus) or Haemos, i, m., = Αἷμος.
I. A high range of mountains in Thrace, now called the Great Balkan, Mel. 2, 2, 2; Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 41; Liv. 4, 21 sq.; Ov. M. 6, 87; 2, 219; 10, 77; id. F. 1, 390; Hor. C. 1, 12, 6 et saep.—
II. A celebrated actor, Juv. 3, 99; 6, 198.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἷμος (Haîmos).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyHaemusHaemus or AEMUS (ὁ Αἷμος, τὸ Αῖμον ὄρος, or Αῖμος: Balkan), a large range of mountains in the north of Thrace, which in its widest sense is. said to e…Biography & mythologyHaemusHaemus (Αἷμος). 1. A son of Boreas and Oreithyia, was married to Rhodope, by whom he became the father of Hebrus. As he and his wife presumed to assum…

Quick answers

What does Haemus mean in Latin?
Haemus, a proper noun, means “a king of Thrace, the son of Boreas, who was vain and haughty and compared himself and his wife to Zeus and Hera; A large range of mountains in the north of Thrace; The Balkans”.
What is the genitive of Haemus?
The genitive singular is Haemī. Haemus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Haemus?
In classical Latin, [ˈhae̯.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛː.mus].