LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Tēlegonus

Tēlegonus m sg (genitive Tēlegonī)
Classical[teːˈɫɛ.ɡɔ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[teˈlɛː.ɡo.nus]

Meaning

  1. GreekTelegonus (the youngest son of Circe and Odysseus)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTēlegonus—
genitiveTēlegonī—
dativeTēlegonō—
accusativeTēlegonum—
ablativeTēlegonō—
vocativeTēlegone—

Tēlĕgŏnus, i, m., = Τηλέγονος,
I. son of Ulysses and Circe, who, when he came to Ithaca, killed his father without knowing him; on his return he founded Tusculum, Hyg. Fab. 127; Hor. C. 3, 29, 8; Prop. 2, 32 (3, 30), 4; Ov. F. 3, 92; 4, 71; Stat. S. 1, 3, 83; Sil. 7, 692; 12, 535; Hyg. Fab. 127.—As an appellative: Tēlĕgŏni, ōrum, the amatory poems of Ovid, so called because his misfortunes arose from them, Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 114.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τηλέγονος (Tēlégonos).

Descendants
  • EnglishTelegonus
  • ItalianTelegono
  • FrenchTélégonfrom Middle French Telegon
  • PortugueseTelégono
  • SpanishTelégono

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyTelegonusTelegonus. 3. A son of Odysseus by Circe. At the time when Odysseus had returned to Ithaca, Circe sent out Telegonus in search of his father. A storm …

Quick answers

What does Tēlegonus mean in Latin?
Tēlegonus, a proper noun, means “Telegonus (the youngest son of Circe and Odysseus)”.
What is the genitive of Tēlegonus?
The genitive singular is Tēlegonī. Tēlegonus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Tēlegonus?
In classical Latin, [teːˈɫɛ.ɡɔ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [teˈlɛː.ɡo.nus].