Aeneis

See also: aeneis

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Aeneïde, Eneïde (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Aenēis, the poem about Aenēās, its main protagonist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌeːˈneː.ɪs/

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Proper noun

Aeneis f

1. The Aeneid

Latin

Etymology

Aenēās +‎ -is

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ae̯ˈneː.is/, [äe̯ˈneːɪs̠] or IPA^(key): /ˈae̯.ne.is/, [ˈäe̯neɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈne.is/, [eˈnɛːis] or IPA^(key): /ˈe.ne.is/, [ˈɛːneis]
• Note: the length of the vowel varies.

Proper noun

Aenē̆is f sg (genitive Aenē̆idos or Aenē̆idis); third declension

1. the Aeneid

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant or non-Greek-type), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Aenē̆is
Genitive	Aenē̆idos Aenē̆idis
Dative	Aenē̆idī
Accusative	Aenē̆ida Aenē̆idem
Ablative	Aenē̆ide
Vocative	Aenē̆is Aenē̆i1

¹In poetry.

Descendants

• → English: Aeneid
• → French: Énéide f