Aeacus

Aeacus

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἰακός (Aiakós).

Proper noun

Aeacus

  1. (Greek mythology) A king of the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf, one of the three judges in Hades.
    Coordinate terms: Minos, Rhadamanthus

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek Αἰακός (Aiakós)bor.
Latin Aeacus

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἰακός (Aiakós).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Aeacus m sg (genitive Aeacī); second declension

    1. Aeacus (grandfather to Achilles, king of Aegina, and judge of the dead)

    Declension

    Second-declension noun, singular only.

    singular
    nominative Aeacus
    genitive Aeacī
    dative Aeacō
    accusative Aeacum
    ablative Aeacō
    vocative Aeace

    References

    • “Aeacus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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