proper noun · masculinethird declension
Maeonēs
Maeonēs m pl (genitive Maeonum)
Classical[ˈmae̯.ɔ.neːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛː.o.nes]
Meaning
- An ancient tribe of Lydia
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Maeonēs |
| genitive | — | Maeonum |
| dative | — | Maeonibus |
| accusative | — | Maeonēs |
| ablative | — | Maeonibus |
| vocative | — | Maeonēs |
Maeŏnes, um, m., = Μαίονες,
I. the inhabitants of Mæonia, Mæonians, for Lydians, in gen.: dicti post Maeona regem Maeones, Claud. ap. Eutr. 2, 256.—Hence,
A. Maeŏnĭa, ae, f., = Μαιονία (orig. the country of Mæonia, in Lydia).— Transf.,
1. Lydia, Plin. 5, 29, 30, § 110.—
2. Etruria, because the Etruscans were said to be descended from the Lydians, Verg. A. 8, 499.—
B. Maeŏnĭdes, ae, m., = Μαιονίδης, a Mæonide, native of Mæonia (Lydia).
C. Maeŏnis, ĭdis, f., = Μαιονίς, a Mæonian woman, Lydian woman:
Maeonis elusam designat imagine tauri Europen, i. e. Arachne, Ov. M. 6, 103: Maeonis aurato conspicienda sinu, i. e. Omphale, id. F. 2, 310.—As adj.: femina, a Lydian woman, Ov. Am. 2, 5, 40.—D. Maeŏ-nĭus, a, um, adj., = Μαιόνιος, of or belonging to Mæonia, Lydian:
rex, Verg. A. 9, 546: domus, id. ib. 10, 141: mitra, id. ib. 4, 216: Bacchus, i. e. Lydian wine, id. G. 4, 380: ripae, i. e. of the Lydian river Mæander, Ov. M. 2, 252: rex, i. e. Midas, Claud. ap. Ruf. 1, 165.—Plur. subst.: Maeŏnĭi, ōrum, m., the Lydians, Plin. 5, 29, 30, § 111. —b. In partic., of or belonging to the Mæonide (Homer), Mæonidic, Homeric:
senex, Ov. A. A. 2, 4: carmen, id. P. 3, 3, 31: chartae, id. ib. 4, 12, 27: pes, id. R. Am. 373: lingua, Sil. 4, 527; Col. 1 prooem. fin. —2. Of or belonging to Etruria, Etrurian:
Maeonii nautae, Ov. M. 4, 423: lacus, the Trasimene Lake, Sil. 15, 35: fluctus, id. 12, 17: terra, Etruria, id. 10, 40: aequor, the plain surrounding Lake Trasimene, id. 5, 329.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαίονες (Maíones).