proper noun · neutersecond declension
Lēnaea
Lēnaea n pl (genitive Lēnaeōrum)
Meaning
- historicalLenaia (an ancient Athenian annual festival in honour of Dionysus Lenaios)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Lēnaea |
| genitive | — | Lēnaeōrum |
| dative | — | Lēnaeīs |
| accusative | — | Lēnaea |
| ablative | — | Lēnaeīs |
| vocative | — | Lēnaea |
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λήναια (Lḗnaia), from the neuter plural of ληναῖος (lēnaîos, literally “of or relating to the winepress”), from ληνός (lēnós, “winepress”) + -αῖος (-aîos).
Descendants
- EnglishLenaea
- FrenchLénées
- ItalianLenee