LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Typhōeus

Typhōeus m sg (genitive Typhōeōs)
Classical[tyˈpʰoː.ɛu̯s]Ecclesiastical[tiˈfɔː.eu̯s]

Meaning

  1. Typhoeus, a giant killed by Zeus and buried underneath Mount Aetna

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTyphōeus—
genitiveTyphōeōs—
dativeTyphōeī—
accusativeTyphōea—
ablativeTyphōee—
vocativeTyphōeus—

Tўphōeus (trisyl.), ĕos, m., = Τυφωεύς,
I. a giant, struck with lightning by Jupiter and buried under Mount Ætna, Verg. A. 9, 716; Ov. M. 5, 321 sq.; id. F. 4, 491; Hor. C. 3, 4, 53; Sil. 14, 196 al.—As a gigantic monster, called centimanus, Ov. M. 3, 303. —Hence,
A. Tўphōĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Typhōeus, Typhœan tela, Verg. A. 1, 665: cervix, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 183.—
B. Tўphōïs, ĭdis, adj f., of Typhōeus, Typhœan: Aetna, Ov H. 15, 11.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τυφωεύς (Tuphōeús).

Quick answers

What does Typhōeus mean in Latin?
Typhōeus, a proper noun, means “Typhoeus, a giant killed by Zeus and buried underneath Mount Aetna”.
What is the genitive of Typhōeus?
The genitive singular is Typhōeōs. Typhōeus is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Typhōeus?
In classical Latin, [tyˈpʰoː.ɛu̯s]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tiˈfɔː.eu̯s].