Atrides

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀτρείδης (Atreídēs), from Ἀτρεύς (Atreús) + -ίδης (-ídēs).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /aːˈtriː.deːs/, [äːˈt̪riːd̪eːs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈtri.des/, [äˈt̪riːd̪es]

Proper noun

Ātrīdēs m (genitive Ātrīdae); first declension

A patronymic for male descendants of Atreus, particularly:
1. Agamemnon (son of Atreus and king of Mycenae during the Trojan War)
2. Menelaus (son of Atreus, brother to Agamemenon, and husband to Helen)

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Ātrīdēs	Ātrīdae
Genitive	Ātrīdae	Ātrīdārum
Dative	Ātrīdae	Ātrīdīs
Accusative	Ātrīdēn	Ātrīdās
Ablative	Ātrīdē	Ātrīdīs
Vocative	Ātrīdē	Ātrīdae

References

“Atrides”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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