LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

Orēas

Orēas f (genitive Orēadis)
Classical[ɔˈreː.as]Ecclesiastical[oˈrɛː.as]

Meaning

  1. Greekan oread (a mountain nymph)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeOrēasOrēades
genitiveOrēados
Orēadis
Orēadum
dativeOrēadīOrēadibus
accusativeOrēada
Orēadem
Orēadas
Orēadēs
ablativeOrēadeOrēadibus
vocativeOrēasOrēades

Ŏrēăs, ădis, f., = Ὀρειάς,
I. a mountainnymph, Oread (poet.): quam mille secutae Hinc atque hinc glomerantur Oreades, Verg. A. 1, 500; Ov. M. 8, 787; Calp. Ecl. 4, 136; cf. Oreos.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρειάς (Oreiás), from ὄρος (óros, “mountain”).

Quick answers

What does Orēas mean in Latin?
Orēas, a noun, means “an oread (a mountain nymph)”.
What is the genitive of Orēas?
The genitive singular is Orēadis. Orēas is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Orēas?
In classical Latin, [ɔˈreː.as]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [oˈrɛː.as].