LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Lēnaeus

Lēnaeus m sg (genitive Lēnaeī)

Meaning

  1. GreekRomanDionysus/Bacchus
  2. a male given name

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLēnaeus—
genitiveLēnaeī—
dativeLēnaeō—
accusativeLēnaeum—
ablativeLēnaeō—
vocativeLēnaee—

Lēnaeus, a, um, adj., = Ληναῖος,
I. Lenæan, Bacchic: Lenaei latices, i. e. wine, Verg. G. 3, 510: honorem libare, id. A. 4, 207: Lenaea dona, Stat. S. 4, 6, 80: Lenaeus pater, i. e. Bacchus, Verg. G. 2, 7; Ov. M. 4, 14; 11, 132; and absol.: Lēnaeus, i, m., Bacchus: te libans, Lenaee, vocat, Verg. G. 2, 529; Tib. 3, 6, 38.
Lēnaeus, i, m.
I. A surname of a king, otherwise unknown, Ov. Ib. 331.—
II. A name of Roman slaves, e. g. Cn. Pompeius Lenaeus, a freedman of Pompey, Suet. Gram. 15; Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 127.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ληναῖος (Lēnaîos, “Lenaeus”), from ληναῖος (lēnaîos, literally “of or relating to the winepress”), from ληνός (lēnós, “winepress”) + -αῖος (-aîos).

Descendants
  • EnglishLenaeus
  • FrenchLénée
  • ItalianLeneo

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyLenaeusLenaeus. a freedman of Pompey the Great, whence he is sometimes called Pompeius Lenaeus. He was a native of Athens, possessed great knowledge of natur…

Quick answers

What does Lēnaeus mean in Latin?
Lēnaeus, a proper noun, means “Dionysus/Bacchus; a male given name”.
What is the genitive of Lēnaeus?
The genitive singular is Lēnaeī. Lēnaeus is masculine, second declension.