Lethaeus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λήθαιος (lḗthaios), ληθαῖος (lēthaîos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /leːˈtʰae̯.us/, [ɫ̪eːˈt̪ʰäe̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /leˈte.us/, [leˈt̪ɛːus]

Adjective

Lēthaeus (feminine Lēthaea, neuter Lēthaeum); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to Lethe, Lethean
2. 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.

3. causing forgetfulness or sleepiness

Declension

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

• Ianitor Lethaeus (the watchdog of Hell)

References

• “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.