LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjective

Rhoetēus

Meaning

  1. belonging to the promontory of Rhœteum

Rhoetēus, a, um, adj., = Ῥοιτειος,
I. of or belonging to the promontory of Rhœteum, Rhœtean: profundum, the sea that washes it, Ov. M. 11, 197; cf. litora, Plin. 5, 30, 33, § 125; and subst.: Rhoeteum rapax, Ov. F. 4, 279.— Hence poet., in gen., of or belonging to Troy, Trojan: ductor, i. e. Æneas, Verg. A. 12, 456: litora, Luc. 6, 351: fata, Sil. 1, 115.—
2. Collat. form Rhoetē-ĭus, a, um, adj., Trojan, and transf. for Roman: regna, Sil. 7, 431: pubes, id. 9, 621: lancea, id. 17, 197.
Rhoeteus (dissyl.), ĕi and ĕos, m.,
I. the name of a Rutulian, Verg. A. 10, 399; 402.

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What does Rhoetēus mean in Latin?
Rhoetēus, a adjective, means “belonging to the promontory of Rhœteum”.