Herculeus
See also: herculeus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Herculēs + -eus (adjective-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /herˈku.le.us/, [hɛrˈkʊɫ̪eʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /erˈku.le.us/, [erˈkuːleus]
Adjective
Herculeus (feminine Herculea, neuter Herculeum); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to Hercules
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Herculeus | Herculea | Herculeum | Herculeī | Herculeae | Herculea | |
| Genitive | Herculeī | Herculeae | Herculeī | Herculeōrum | Herculeārum | Herculeōrum | |
| Dative | Herculeō | Herculeō | Herculeīs | ||||
| Accusative | Herculeum | Herculeam | Herculeum | Herculeōs | Herculeās | Herculea | |
| Ablative | Herculeō | Herculeā | Herculeō | Herculeīs | |||
| Vocative | Herculee | Herculea | Herculeum | Herculeī | Herculeae | Herculea | |
Descendants
- Italian: erculeo
References
- “Herculeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press