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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Maeander

Maeander m sg (genitive Maeandrī)
Classical[mae̯ˈan.dɛr]Ecclesiastical[meˈan.der]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara river in Turkey, now the Menderes
  2. masculinesingularA crooked way, a turning, a winding
  3. masculinesingularA border wrought with many involutions

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMaeander—
genitiveMaeandrī—
dativeMaeandrō—
accusativeMaeandrum—
ablativeMaeandrō—
vocativeMaeander—

Maeander (Maeandros or Mae-andrus), dri, m., = Μαιανδρος,
I. a river, proverbial for its winding course, which rises in Great Phrygia, flows between Lydia and Caria, and falls, near Miletus, into the Icarian Sea, now Mendere Su; nom. Maeander, Liv. 38, 13, 7; Sen. Ep. 104, 15; Plin. 2, 85, 87, § 201; 5, 29, 31, § 113; Claud. Eutr. 2, 266; Avien. Perieg. 999: Maeandros, Ov. M. 2, 246; 8, 162; id. H. 9, 55: Maeandrus, Sil. 7, 139; Paul. ex Fest. p. 136 Müll.; acc. Maeandrum, Liv. 38, 12; 13: Maeandron, Luc. 3, 208: more Maeandri, i. e. with turnings and windings, Col. 8, 17, 11.—
2. Personified, acc. to the fable, the father of Cyane, and grandfather of Caunus and Byblis, Ov. M. 9, 450.—
B. Transf. (from the windings of the Mæander), as an appellative, and hence also in the plur.
1. A crooked or roundabout way, a turning, twisting, winding, meandering, maze, etc.: quos tu Maeandros, quae deverticula flexionesque quaesisti? Cic. Pis. 22, 53; Amm. 30, 1, 12; cf. Ov. M. 2, 246; 8, 162 sqq.; Sil. 7, 139; Sen. Herc. Fur. 683: in illis dialecticae gyris atque Maeandris, Gell. 16, 8, 17: Maeandros faciebat et gyros, etc., Amm. 30, 1: Mĕandros, Prud. Cath. 6, 142.—
2. In embroidery, a border wrought with many involutions or windings: victori chlamydem auratam, quam plurima circum Purpura Maeandro duplici Meliboea cucurrit, Verg. A. 5, 251; cf. Serv. in loc.; cf. Non. 140, 2, and Paul. ex Fest. p. 136 Müll.— Hence,
II.
A. Maeandrĭus, a, um, adj., = Μαιάνδριος.
1. Of or belonging to Mæander, Mæandrian: juvenis Maeandrius, i. e. Caunus, the grandson of Mæander, Ov. M. 9, 573.—
2. Of or belonging to the river Mæander, Mæandrian: unda, Prop. 3, 32, 35: flumina, Claud. VI. Cons. Honor. 635.—
B. Maeandrĭcus, a, um, adj., Mæandrian (acc. to I. B. 2.): fluxus, Tert. Pall. 4 med.—*
C. Maeandrātus, a, um, adj., full of curves like the Mæander, Mæandrian: facies Maeandrata et vermiculata, Varr. ap. Non. 140, 5 (Sat. Men. 86, 14).

Origins

From Ancient Greek Μαίανδρος (Maíandros).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyMaeanderMaeander (Μαίανδρος: Meinder or Boyuk Meinder), a celebrated river in Asia Minor, has its sources not far from Celaenae in Phrygia (Xenoph. Anab. 1.2.…GeographyMaeanderMaeander (ὁ Μαίανδρος, Ptol. 7.2. § § 8, 10, 11), a chain of mountains in Eastern India, comprehended, according to Ptolemy's subdivision, in the part…

Quick answers

What does Maeander mean in Latin?
Maeander, a proper noun, means “a river in Turkey, now the Menderes; A crooked way, a turning, a winding; A border wrought with many involutions”.
What is the genitive of Maeander?
The genitive singular is Maeandrī. Maeander is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Maeander?
In classical Latin, [mae̯ˈan.dɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [meˈan.der].