proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Imbrasus
Imbrasus m sg (genitive Imbrasī)
Classical[ˈɪm.bra.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈim.bra.s̬us]
Meaning
- GreekmasculinesingularThe name of various mythical characters
- masculinesingulara river in Samos
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Imbrasus | — |
| genitive | Imbrasī | — |
| dative | Imbrasō | — |
| accusative | Imbrasum | — |
| ablative | Imbrasō | — |
| vocative | Imbrase | — |
Imbrăsus, i, m.,
I. a companion of Æneas, father of Glaucus and Lades, Verg. A. 12, 343.—The latter called Imbrăsĭdes, ae, m., acc. plur. Imbrasidas, Verg. A. 12, 343; cf.:
Asius Imbrasides, id. ib. 10, 123.Origins
From Ancient Greek Ἴμβρασος (Ímbrasos).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyImbrasusImbrasus (Ἴμβρασος), one of the three small rivers flowing down from Mount Ampelus in the island of Samos. (Strab. xiv. p.637; Plin. Nat. 5.37.) Accor…Biography & mythologyImbrasusImbrasus (Ἴμβρασος) is, according to Eustathius (Eustath. ad Hom. p. 985), identical with Imbramus, the surname of Hermes; but it occurs also as the n…