Myrtilus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μυρτίλος (Murtílos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmyr.ti.lus/, [ˈmʏrt̪ɪɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmir.ti.lus/, [ˈmirt̪ilus]

Proper noun

Myrtilus m sg (genitive Myrtilī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) A son of Hermes and charioteer of Oenomaus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Myrtilus
Genitive	Myrtilī
Dative	Myrtilō
Accusative	Myrtilum
Ablative	Myrtilō
Vocative	Myrtile

References

• Myrtilus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Myrtilus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray