LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininethird declension

Hyades

Hyades f pl (genitive Hyadum)
Classical[ˈhy.a.dɛs]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.a.des]

Meaning

  1. femininepluralthe Hyades
    Pleïadas, Hyadas, claramque Lycaonis Arctonc. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Vergilius, Georgicon 1.138 (dactylic hexameter)
    Arcturum pluviasque Hyadas geminosque Triones29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 1.744 (dactylic hexameter)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeHyasHyades
genitiveHyadisHyadum
dativeHyadīHyadibus
accusativeHyademHyadas
ablativeHyadeHyadibus
vocativeHyasHyades

Hўădes, um, f., = Ὑάδες (the rainers),
I. the Hyades, a group of seven stars in the head of Taurus (called in pure Lat. suculae; v. 3. sucula), Cic. N. D. 2, 43, 111; Plin. 18, 26, 66, § 247; 37, 7, 28, § 100; cf. id. 2, 39, 39, § 106. They were fabled as daughters of Atlas and sisters of Hyas and of the Pleiades, Ov. F. 5, 165 sq.; id. M. 3, 595; 13, 293; Verg. A. 3, 516; Hor. C. 1, 3, 14.— In sing.: Hyas, ădis, the Hyad, collect., Stat. S. 1, 6, 22.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ὑάς (Huás) (usually in plural Ὑάδες (Huádes)).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyHyadesHyades (Ὑάδες), that is, the rainy, the name of a class of nymphs, whose number, names, and descent, are described in various ways by the ancients. Th…

Quick answers

What does Hyades mean in Latin?
Hyades, a proper noun, means “the Hyades”.
What is the genitive of Hyades?
The genitive singular is Hyadum. Hyades is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Hyades?
In classical Latin, [ˈhy.a.dɛs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈiː.a.des].