proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Palinūrus
Palinūrus m sg (genitive Palinūrī)
Meaning
- a male given name, character in the play Curculio of Plautus
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Palinūrus | — |
| genitive | Palinūrī | — |
| dative | Palinūrō | — |
| accusative | Palinūrum | — |
| ablative | Palinūrō | — |
| vocative | Palinūre | — |
Pălĭnūrus, i, m., = Παλίνουρος,
I. the pilot of Æneas, who fell asleep at the helm and tumbled into the sea off the coast of Lucania, whence the name of the promontory near the spot (now perh. Punta dello Spartimento), Verg. A. 5, 847; 871; 6, 337; 381; Luc. 9, 42; Mel. 2, 4, 9; Hor. C. 3, 4, 28. —In a lusus verbb. with πάλιν οὐρεῖν, iterum meiere, Mart. 3, 78, 2.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Παλίνουρος (Palínouros).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyPalinurusPalinurus or PALINURI PROMONTORIUM (Παλίνουρος ἀκρωτήριον, Strab.: Capo Paliuro), a promontory on the coast of Lucania, on the Tyrrhenian sea, between…Biography & mythologyPalinurusPalinurus (Παλινοῦρος), the son of Jasus, and helmsman of Aeneas. The god of Sleep in the disguise of Phorbas approached him, sent him to sleep at the…