LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

Persēis1

Persēis f sg (genitive Persēidos or Persēidis)
Classical[pɛrˈseː.ɪs]Ecclesiastical[perˈsɛː.is]

Meaning

  1. Perseid (meteor)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePersēisPersēides
genitivePersēidos
Persēidis		Persēidum
dativePersēidīPersēidibus
accusativePersēida
Persēidem		Persēidas
Persēidēs
ablativePersēidePersēidibus
vocativePersēis
Persēi		Persēides

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περσηΐς (Persēḯs), from Περσεύς (Perseús) + -ις (-is), literally “sprung of Perseus”. By surface analysis, Perseus + -is.

Descendants
  • EnglishPerseid
  • FrenchPerséide
proper noun · femininethird declension
Persēis2
Persēis f sg (genitive Persēidos or Persēidis)
Classical[pɛrˈseː.ɪs]Ecclesiastical[perˈsɛː.is]

Meaning

  1. Alcmene (grand-daughter of Perseus)
  2. the Perseid (poem by Trinacrius)
  3. a city in Paeonia, named after Perseus of Macedon

Persēis, ĭdis, f., v. 2. Persa, B.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περσηΐς (Persēḯs), from Περσεύς (Perseús) + -ις (-is), literally “sprung of Perseus”. By surface analysis, Perseus + -is.

Descendants
  • EnglishPerseid
  • EnglishPerseis
  • FrenchPerséide
proper noun · femininethird declension
Persēis3
Persēis f sg (genitive Persēidos or Persēidis)
Classical[pɛrˈseː.ɪs]Ecclesiastical[perˈsɛː.is]

Meaning

  1. Hecate (daughter of Perses)
    Ibat ad antiquas Hecates Perseidos aras8 CE, Ovidius, Metamorphoses 7.74

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePersēisPersēides
genitivePersēidos
Persēidis		Persēidum
dativePersēidīPersēidibus
accusativePersēida
Persēidem		Persēidas
Persēidēs
ablativePersēidePersēidibus
vocativePersēis
Persēi		Persēides

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περσηΐς (Persēḯs), from Πέρσης (Pérsēs) + -ις (-is), literally “sprung of Perses”. By surface analysis, Perses + -is.

Descendants
  • EnglishPerseid
  • FrenchPerséide

Quick answers

What does Persēis mean in Latin?
Persēis, a noun, means “Perseid (meteor)”.
What is the genitive of Persēis?
The genitive singular is Persēidos. Persēis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Persēis?
In classical Latin, [pɛrˈseː.ɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [perˈsɛː.is].