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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Salmōnēus

Salmōnēus m sg (genitive Salmōnēī)
Classical[saɫ.moːˈneː.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[sal.moˈnɛː.us]

Meaning

  1. GreekA legendary king of Elis and brother of Sisyphus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSalmōnēus—
genitiveSalmōnēī—
dativeSalmōnēō—
accusativeSalmōnēum—
ablativeSalmōnēō—
vocativeSalmōnēe—

Salmōneus (trisyl.), ĕos, m., = Σαλμωνεύς,
I. a son of Æolus, brother of Sisyphus, who imitated lightning with burning torches, and was on that account hurled into Tartarus by a thunderbolt from Jupiter, Hyg. Fab. 60; 61; 250; Verg. A. 6, 585 Serv.; Claud. in Rufin. 2, 514; Epigr. ap. Sphaer. Archim. 18.—Hence, Salmōnis, ĭdis, f., = Σαλμωνίς, Tyro, a daughter of Salmoneus, mother of Neleus and Pelias by Neptune, who assumed the form of Enipeus, Prop. 3, 19 (4, 18), 13; 1, 13, 21; Ov. Am. 3, 6, 43; Hyg. Fab. 157.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σαλμωνεύς (Salmōneús).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologySalmoneusSalmoneus (Σαλμωνεύς), a son of Aeolus by Enarete, and a brother of Sisyphus. (Apollod. 1.7.3; Schol. ad Pind. Pyth. 4.252.) He was first married to A…

Quick answers

What does Salmōnēus mean in Latin?
Salmōnēus, a proper noun, means “A legendary king of Elis and brother of Sisyphus”.
What is the genitive of Salmōnēus?
The genitive singular is Salmōnēī. Salmōnēus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Salmōnēus?
In classical Latin, [saɫ.moːˈneː.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sal.moˈnɛː.us].