LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

Poenus

Poenus m sg (genitive Poenī)
Classical[ˈpoe̯.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛː.nus]

Meaning

  1. historicalmasculinesingularCarthaginian, a person from Carthage or its empire

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePoenusPoenī
genitivePoenīPoenōrum
dativePoenōPoenīs
accusativePoenumPoenōs
ablativePoenōPoenīs
vocativePoenePoenī

Poenus, i, v. Poeni.
Poenus, a, um, v. Poeni, A.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix) + -us, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 (po-ni-ki-jo) under influence from φοινός (phoinós, “crimson red”) owing to its relation to Tyrian purple, apparently from or cognate with Egyptian fnḫw (“Asiatics, Semites”), f:n:x-w-V12:Z2.

In English words that came into English from Poenus

  • PunicPūnicus

Quick answers

What does Poenus mean in Latin?
Poenus, a noun, means “Carthaginian, a person from Carthage or its empire”.
What is the genitive of Poenus?
The genitive singular is Poenī. Poenus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Poenus?
In classical Latin, [ˈpoe̯.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɛː.nus].