Atreus

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Translingual

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἀτρεύς (Atreús).

Proper noun

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Atreus m

  1. A taxonomic subgenus within the family Buthidae – Tityrus (Atreus), certain scorpions.

Hypernyms

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References

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀτρεύς (Atreús).

Proper noun

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Atreus

  1. (Greek mythology) A mythological king of Mycenae and son of Pelops and Hippodamia.

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀτρεύς (Atreús).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Atreus m sg (genitive Atreī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Atreus (a mythological king of Mycenae and son of Pelops and Hippodamia)

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Atreus
Genitive Atreī
Dative Atreō
Accusative Atreum
Ablative Atreō
Vocative Atree

References

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  • Atreus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Atreus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray