Oreus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὠρεός (Ōreós).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈoː.re.us/, [ˈoːreʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈo.re.us/, [ˈɔːreus]
Proper noun[edit]
Ōreus f sg (genitive Ōreī); second declension
- A city of Euboea situated upon the river Callas at the foot of Mount Telethrius
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ōreus |
| Genitive | Ōreī |
| Dative | Ōreō |
| Accusative | Ōreum |
| Ablative | Ōreō |
| Vocative | Ōree |
| Locative | Ōreī |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “Oreus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Oreum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Oreus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly