Lethaeus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λήθαιος (lḗthaios), ληθαῖος (lēthaîos).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /leːˈtʰae̯.us/, [ɫ̪eːˈt̪ʰäe̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /leˈte.us/, [leˈt̪ɛːus]
Adjective[edit]
Lēthaeus (feminine Lēthaea, neuter Lēthaeum); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to Lethe, Lethean
- of the underworld, of the infernal regions
- Lethaei dii.
- Gods of the underworld.
- Lethaea vincula abrumpere alicui.
- To bring one from the Lower World back to life.
- Lethaei dii.
- causing forgetfulness or sleepiness
Declension[edit]
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Lēthaeus | Lēthaea | Lēthaeum | Lēthaeī | Lēthaeae | Lēthaea | |
| Genitive | Lēthaeī | Lēthaeae | Lēthaeī | Lēthaeōrum | Lēthaeārum | Lēthaeōrum | |
| Dative | Lēthaeō | Lēthaeō | Lēthaeīs | ||||
| Accusative | Lēthaeum | Lēthaeam | Lēthaeum | Lēthaeōs | Lēthaeās | Lēthaea | |
| Ablative | Lēthaeō | Lēthaeā | Lēthaeō | Lēthaeīs | |||
| Vocative | Lēthaee | Lēthaea | Lēthaeum | Lēthaeī | Lēthaeae | Lēthaea | |
See also[edit]
- Ianitor Lethaeus (the watchdog of Hell)
References[edit]
- “Lethaeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Lethaeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Lethaeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.