LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Īcarus

Īcarus m sg (genitive Īcarī)
Classical[ˈiː.ka.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.ka.rus]

Meaning

  1. Icarus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeĪcarus—
genitiveĪcarī—
dativeĪcarō—
accusativeĪcarum—
ablativeĪcarō—
vocativeĪcare—

Īcărus, i, m., = Ἴκαρος.
I. A son of Dœdalus, who, on his flight from Crete, fell into the Ægean Sea, Ov. M. 8, 195 sq.; Hor. C. 2, 20, 13; Hyg. F. 40.—
B. Derivv.
1. īcărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Icarus, Icarian: aquae, the part of the Ægean Sea named after Icarus, Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 90.—Also absol.: īcărĭum (sc. mare), Ov. F. 4, 283; 566: fluctus, Hor. C. 1, 1, 15: litus, Ov. H. 18, 50.—
2. Icăros, i, f., one of the Sporades, Plin. 4, 12, 23, § 68.—
II. =Ἰκάριος, son of Œbalus, king of Sparta, the father of Erigone and Penelope, placed in the heavens as the constellation Bŏōtes, Hyg. F. 224; Prop. 2, 33 (3, 31), 29; Tib. 4, 1, 10; Ov. M. 10, 450.—Called also īcărĭus, Ov. H. 1, 81; Hyg. F. 130.—
B. Derivv.
1. īcărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Icarus, Icarian: palmes, i. e. the vine, which Bacchus taught Icarus to cultivate, Stat. S. 3, 1, 147; cf. umbra, i. e. of the vine, id. Th. 4, 655: boves, the constellation Bŏōtes, Prop. 2, 33 (3, 31), 24: canis stella, i. e. the constellation Canis Major (the dog of Icarus, named Mæra, which was translated to the sky), Ov. Am. 2, 16, 4; so, astrum, Stat. Th. 4, 777; hence also: latratus, id. Silv. 4, 4, 13.—
2. īcăris, ĭdis, = Ἰκαρίς, the daughter of Icarus, i. e. Penelope, Ov. Ib. 393.—
3. īcărĭōtis, ĭdis, f., = Ἰκαριωτίς, the daughter of Icarus, i. e. Penelope, Prop. 3, 13 (4, 12), 10.—Adj.: tela, i. e. of Penelope, Ov. P. 3, 1, 113.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἴκαρος (Íkaros).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyIcarusIcarus, ICARIA (Ἴκαρος, Ἰκαρία: Nikaria) an island of the Aegean, to the west of Samos, according to Strabo (x. p.480, 14.639), 80 stadia from Cape Am…Biography & mythologyIcarusIcarus (Ἴκαρος), a son of Daedalus. On his flight from Crete, his father attached to his body wings made of wax, and advised him not to fly too high; …

Quick answers

What does Īcarus mean in Latin?
Īcarus, a proper noun, means “Icarus”.
What is the genitive of Īcarus?
The genitive singular is Īcarī. Īcarus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Īcarus?
In classical Latin, [ˈiː.ka.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈiː.ka.rus].