epileus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπιλεῖος (epileîos).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /e.piˈleː.us/, [ɛpɪˈɫ̪eːʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.piˈle.us/, [epiˈlɛːus]

Noun

epilēus m (genitive epilēī); second declension

  1. A merlin

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative epilēus epilēī
Genitive epilēī epilēōrum
Dative epilēō epilēīs
Accusative epilēum epilēōs
Ablative epilēō epilēīs
Vocative epilēe epilēī

References
  • epileus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “epileus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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