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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Nēreus

Nēreus m sg (genitive Nēreī)
Classical[ˈneː.re.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈnɛː.re.us]

Meaning

  1. GreekNereus (the eldest son of Pontus (the sea) and Gaia (the earth))

Nēreus (dissyl.), i and ĕos, m., = Νηρεύς,
I. the son of Oceanus and Tethys, a seagod, the husband of Doris, and father of the Nereids, Ov. M. 13, 742; Prop. 3, 5, 33 (4, 6, 67); Verg. A. 8, 383: Nerei filii, sea-monsters, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 733 P. (Trag. v. 138 Vahl.); Ov. Am. 2, 11, 39; Verg. A. 2, 418 Forbig. ad loc.; Petr. 139.—
B. Transf. (poet.), the sea: placidum per Nerea, Tib. 4, 1, 58: quā totum Nereus circumtonat orbem. Ov. M. 1, 187; Val. Fl. 1, 450; Luc. 2, 713.—
II. Hence,
A. Nērē^is, ĭdis, f., a daughter of Nereus, a sea-nymph, Nereia: virides Nereides, Ov. H. 5, 57: Nereida colligit orbam, id. M. 11, 380: aequoreae Nereides, Cat. 64, 15: Nereis caerula Thetis, Tib. 1, 6, 9 (5, 45).—Acc. to Hyg. Fab. praef. there were fifty of them; acc. to Prop. 3, 5, 33 (4, 6, 67), a hundred.—
B. Nērēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Nereus: genetrix Nereia, Ov. M. 13, 162: juvenis, Phocus, grandson of Nereus, id. ib. 7, 685: Nereia Doto, daughter of Nereus, Verg. A. 9, 102: Nereia turba, the Nereids, Sil. 7, 416: Nereia bacca, pearls, Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 591—
C. Nērīnē, ēs, f., = Nereis, Nerine: Nerine Galatea, thymo mihi dulcior Hyblae, Verg. E. 7, 37. —
D. Nērīnus, a, um, adj., = Nereïus, of or belonging to Nereus, Nerine: Nerinae aquae, sea-water, Nemes. Ecl. 4, 52: animantia Nerina, fishes, Aus. Ep. 4, 55.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νηρεύς (Nēreús).

Descendants
  • FrenchNérée
  • ItalianNereo

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyNereusNereus (Νηρεύς), a son of Pontus and Gaea, and husband of Doris, by whom he became the father of the 50 Nereides. He is described as the wise and uner…

Quick answers

What does Nēreus mean in Latin?
Nēreus, a proper noun, means “Nereus (the eldest son of Pontus (the sea) and Gaia (the earth))”.
What is the genitive of Nēreus?
The genitive singular is Nēreī. Nēreus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Nēreus?
In classical Latin, [ˈneː.re.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈnɛː.re.us].