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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Īnachus

Īnachus m sg (genitive Īnachī)
Classical[ˈiː.na.kʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.na.kus]

Meaning

  1. A river of Argolis

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeĪnachus—
genitiveĪnachī—
dativeĪnachō—
accusativeĪnachum—
ablativeĪnachō—
vocativeĪnache—
locativeĪnachī—

Īnăchus or -os, i, m., = Ἴναχος,
I. the first king of Argos, father of Io and Phoroneus, Hor. C. 2, 3, 21; 3, 19, 1; Verg. A. 7, 372; Lact. 1, 11, 20. Also, a river in Argolis named for king Inachus, now Banitza, Plin. 4, 5, 9, § 17; Ov. M. 1, 583; 642 sq.; Verg. A. 7, 792; Stat. Th. 4, 119.—
II. Derivv.
A. īnăchĭus, a, um, adj., Inachian; poet. also, i. q. Argive or Grecian: juvenca, i. e. Io. Verg. G. 3, 153; hence also: bos, i. e. Isis, identified with Io, Ov. F. 3, 658: ira, i. e. of Juno against Io, Petr. 139: Argi (governed by Inachus, or on the river Inachus), Verg. A. 7, 286: undae, i. e. of the river Inachus, Val. Fl. 4, 397; but also of the Lernean Sea (of Lerna, near Argos), Luc. 4, 634: rex, i. e. Adrastus, king of Argos, Stat. Th. 2, 145: litus, i. e. Argolic or Grecian, Ov. F. 5, 656: urbes, Verg. A. 11, 286: natae, Val. Fl. 8, 148: Linus (as the son of the Argive Psamathe), Prop. 2, 13 (3, 4), 8: Perseus (as the son of the Argive Danaë), Claud. in Ruf. 1, 278. —
B. īnă-chus, a, um, adj., the same: pubes, i. e. Grecian, Stat. Th. 8, 363. —
C. īnăchĭ-des, ae, m., a male descendant of Inachus; so Perseus (cf. in the preced.), Ov. M. 4, 720; Epaphus (as the son of Io), id. ib. 1, 753; in plur., the Argives, Stat. Th. 3, 365. — īnăchis, ĭdis, f., Inachian; or subst., a female descendant of Inachus: ripae, i. e. of the river Inachus, Ov. M. 1, 640: Acrisione (as the daughter of the Argive Danaë), Verg. Cat. 11, 33.— Subst., of lo, Prop. 2, 33 (3, 31), 4; Ov. F. 1, 454; id. M. 1, 611; identified with Isis (v. above, under Inachius), id. ib. 9, 687.—In plur.: īnăchĭdes, um, female Argives, Claud. B. G. 407.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἴναχος (Ínakhos).

Descendants
  • TranslingualInachus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyInachusInachus (Ἴναχος), a river god and king of Argos, is described as a son of Oceanus and Tethys. By a Melian nymph, a daughter of Oceanus, or, according …

Quick answers

What does Īnachus mean in Latin?
Īnachus, a proper noun, means “A river of Argolis”.
What is the genitive of Īnachus?
The genitive singular is Īnachī. Īnachus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Īnachus?
In classical Latin, [ˈiː.na.kʰʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈiː.na.kus].