adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
Orontēus
Orontēus (feminine Orontēa, neuter Orontēum)
Classical[ɔ.rɔnˈteː.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[o.ronˈtɛː.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveOrontean
- adjectivemetonymicallypoeticSyrian
aut quid Orontea crines perfundere murra
30 BCE – 16 BCE, Propertius, Elegiae 1.2.3
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Orontēus | Orontēa | Orontēum |
| genitive | Orontēī | Orontēae | Orontēī |
| dative | Orontēō | Orontēae | Orontēō |
| accusative | Orontēum | Orontēam | Orontēum |
| ablative | Orontēō | Orontēā | Orontēō |
| vocative | Orontēe | Orontēa | Orontēum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Orontēī | Orontēae | Orontēa |
| genitive | Orontēōrum | Orontēārum | Orontēōrum |
| dative | Orontēīs | Orontēīs | Orontēīs |
| accusative | Orontēōs | Orontēās | Orontēa |
| ablative | Orontēīs | Orontēīs | Orontēīs |
| vocative | Orontēī | Orontēae | Orontēa |
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρόντειος (Orónteios). By surface analysis, Orontēs + -ēus.
Descendants
- EnglishOrontean
- Frenchorontéen
- Italianoronteo