Salmoneus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σαλμωνεύς (Salmōneús).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /sal.moːˈneː.us/, [s̠äɫ̪moːˈneːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sal.moˈne.us/, [sälmoˈnɛːus]

Proper noun

Salmōnēus m sg (genitive Salmōnēī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) A legendary king of Elis and brother of Sisyphus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Salmōnēus
Genitive	Salmōnēī
Dative	Salmōnēō
Accusative	Salmōnēum
Ablative	Salmōnēō
Vocative	Salmōnēe

References

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