Iolaus

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Iolaus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – certain butterflies, African sapphires.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰόλαος (Iólaos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /i.oˈlaː.us/, [iɔˈɫ̪äːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i.oˈla.us/, [ioˈläːus]

Proper noun

Iolāus m sg (genitive Iolāī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) A Theban hero and nephew of Heracles

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Iolāus
Genitive	Iolāī
Dative	Iolāō
Accusative	Iolāum
Ablative	Iolāō
Vocative	Iolāe

References

• “Iolaus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Iolaus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Iolaus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray