LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Orontēs

Orontēs m sg (genitive Orontae)
Classical[ɔˈrɔn.teːs]Ecclesiastical[oˈrɔn.tes]

Meaning

  1. the Orontes
    c. 100 CE – c. 130 CE, Juvenalis, Saturae 1.3
  2. a male given name

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeOrontēs—
genitiveOrontae—
dativeOrontae—
accusativeOrontēn—
ablativeOrontē—
vocativeOrontē—

Ŏrontes, is or ae (
I. gen. Oronti, Verg. A. 1, 220), m., = Ὀρόντης.
I. The principal river of Syria, now Nahr El-Ashy, Mel. 1, 12, 5; Plin. 5, 21, 18, § 79; Prop. 2, 23 (3, 17), 21.—Hence, ŏrontēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Orontes, Orontian; poet. for Syrian: Orontea myrrha, Prop. 1, 2, 3.—
II. A chief of the Lycii and companion of Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 113; 220.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρόντης (Oróntēs).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyOrontesOrontes (Ὀρόντης), the most renowned river of Syria, used by the poet Juvenal for the country, in Tiberim defluxit Orontes. (Juv. iii.) Its original n…Biography & mythologyOrontesOrontes. 2. A Persian, son-in-law of Artaxerxes Mnemon. In the retreat of the Cyrean Greeks, when Tissaphernes joined their march, twenty days after h…GeographyOrontesOrontes (Ὀρόντης, Ptol. 6.2.4), a mountain chain of Media, which extended in a south-east direction, passing the Ecbatana of Greater Media (Hamadán). …

Quick answers

What does Orontēs mean in Latin?
Orontēs, a proper noun, means “the Orontes; a male given name”.
What is the genitive of Orontēs?
The genitive singular is Orontae. Orontēs is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Orontēs?
In classical Latin, [ɔˈrɔn.teːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [oˈrɔn.tes].