Poenus
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix) + -us, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 (po-ni-ki-jo) under influence from φοινός (phoinós, “crimson red”) owing to its relation to Tyrian purple, apparently from or cognate with Egyptian fnḫw (“Asiatics, Semites”),
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Noun
[edit]Poenus m sg (genitive Poenī); second declension
- (historical) Carthaginian, a person from Carthage or its empire
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | Poenus | Poenī |
Genitive | Poenī | Poenōrum |
Dative | Poenō | Poenīs |
Accusative | Poenum | Poenōs |
Ablative | Poenō | Poenīs |
Vocative | Poene | Poenī |