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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Idaeus1

Idaeus m sg (genitive Idaeī)

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara male given name

Īdaeus, i, m.
I. A herald and charioteer of Priam, Verg. A. 6, 485.—
II. Another Trojan, Verg. A. 9, 500.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek Ῑ̓́δη(Ī́dē)
  2. Ancient Greek -α-(-a-)
  3. LatinIdaeus

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek -αῖος (-aîos) Ancient Greek Ἰδαῖος (Idaîos)bor. Latin Idaeus Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰδαῖος (Idaîos).

Descendants
  • EnglishIdaeus
  • FrenchIdée
  • GermanIdäus
  • ItalianIdeo

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyIdaeusIdaeus (Ἰδαῖος). 1. A son of Dardanus and Chryse, and brother of Deimas, went with his father from Peloponnesus, by way of Samothrace, to Phrygia, and…
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
Idaeus2
Idaeus (feminine Idaea, neuter Idaeum)

Meaning

  1. adjectiveIdaean

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeIdaeusIdaeaIdaeum
genitiveIdaeīIdaeaeIdaeī
dativeIdaeōIdaeaeIdaeō
accusativeIdaeumIdaeamIdaeum
ablativeIdaeōIdaeāIdaeō
vocativeIdaeeIdaeaIdaeum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeIdaeīIdaeaeIdaea
genitiveIdaeōrumIdaeārumIdaeōrum
dativeIdaeīsIdaeīsIdaeīs
accusativeIdaeōsIdaeāsIdaea
ablativeIdaeīsIdaeīsIdaeīs
vocativeIdaeīIdaeaeIdaea

Īdaeus, a, um, adj.,
I. v. the preced. art. I. B. and II. B.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek Ῑ̓́δη(Ī́dē)
  2. Ancient Greek -α-(-a-)
  3. LatinIdaeus

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek -αῖος (-aîos) Ancient Greek Ἰδαῖος (Idaîos)bor. Latin Idaeus Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰδαῖος (Idaîos).

Descendants
  • EnglishIdaean
  • Frenchidéen
  • Italianideo

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyIdaeusIdaeus (Ἰδαῖος). 1. A son of Dardanus and Chryse, and brother of Deimas, went with his father from Peloponnesus, by way of Samothrace, to Phrygia, and…

Quick answers

What does Idaeus mean in Latin?
Idaeus, a proper noun, means “a male given name”.
What is the genitive of Idaeus?
The genitive singular is Idaeī. Idaeus is masculine, second declension.
Where does Idaeus come from?
Ancient Greek Ῑ̓́δη (Ī́dē) → Ancient Greek -α- (-a-) → Latin Idaeus.