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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Taenarus

Taenarus m sg (genitive Taenarī)
Classical[ˈtae̯.na.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛː.na.rus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara promontory in Laconia, modern Greece, the southernmost point of Peloponnesus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTaenarus—
genitiveTaenarī—
dativeTaenarō—
accusativeTaenarum—
ablativeTaenarō—
vocativeTaenare—

Taenărus (-os), i, comm., and Tae-nărum (-on), i, n., = Ταίναρος and Ταίναρον,
I. a promontory and town in Laconia; on the promontory (now Cape Matapan) was a temple of Neptune, and near it a cavern, the fabled entrance to the infernal regions; it was also famous for its black marble, Mel. 2, 3, 8; Plin. 4, 5, 8, § 16; Liv. Andron. ap. Fest. p. 181 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 4 Rib.); Sen. Herc. Fur. 662; Luc. 9, 36; Stat. Th. 2, 32 sq.; Tib. 3, 3, 14; Serv. Verg. G. 4, 467.— Poet., for the infernal regions: invisi horrida Taenari Sedes, Hor. C. 1, 34, 10; Sen. Troad. 402.—Hence,
A. Taenărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tænarus, Tænarian; poet. also = Laconian, Spartan: litus, Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 28 (Jahn: Taenarum in litus): humus, Ov. H. 15 (16), 274: columnae, of Tænarian marble, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 49. so, lapis, Plin. 36, 18, 29, § 135: deus, i. e. Neptune, Prop. 1, 13, 22: Taenariae fauces, alta ostia Ditis, i. e. the entrance of the infernal regions, Verg. G. 4, 467; so, fauces, Luc. 6, 648: porta, Ov. M. 10, 13; cf. vallis, the infernal regions, id. F. 4, 612: currus, i. e. of Pluto, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 2: Eurotas, Laconian, Spartan, Ov. M. 2, 247: marita, i. e. Helen, id. H. 13, 45.—
B. Taenărĭdes, ae, m., the Tænarian; poet. for the Laconian, i. e. Hyacinthus, Ov. M. 10, 183. —
C. Taenăris, ĭdis, adj. f., Tænarian; poet. for Laconian, Spartan: ora, Ov. H. 17, 6: terra, id. ib. 16, 30.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ταίναρος (Taínaros).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyTaenarusTaenarus (Ταίναρος), a son of Elatus and Erimede, from whom the promontory and town of Taenarum, in Laconia, were believed to have their name. (Schol.…

Quick answers

What does Taenarus mean in Latin?
Taenarus, a proper noun, means “a promontory in Laconia, modern Greece, the southernmost point of Peloponnesus”.
What is the genitive of Taenarus?
The genitive singular is Taenarī. Taenarus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Taenarus?
In classical Latin, [ˈtae̯.na.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɛː.na.rus].