Oenomaus

Translingual

Proper noun

Oenomaus

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – certain butterflies.

English

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Oenomaus

(Greek mythology) A king of Pisa, son of Ares and father of Hippodamia.

Translations

Translations

French: Œnomaos (fr) m, Œnomaüs (fr) m
Greek: Οινόμαος (el) m (Oinómaos)
Ancient Greek: Οἰνόμαος m (Oinómaos)
Latin: Oenomaus m

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οἰνόμαος (Oinómaos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈoe̯.no.mau̯s/, [ˈoe̯nɔmäu̯s̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.no.mau̯s/, [ˈɛːnomäu̯s]

Proper noun

Oenomaus m sg (genitive Oenomaī); second declension

(Greek mythology) a king of Pisa, son of Ares and father of Hippodamia
A Greek philosopher born in Gadara

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Oenomaus
Genitive	Oenomaī
Dative	Oenomaō
Accusative	Oenomaum
Ablative	Oenomaō
Vocative	Oenomae

References

“Oenomaus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Oenomaus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Oenomaus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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