Atreus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀτρεύς (Atreús).

Proper noun

Atreus m

1. A taxonomic subgenus within the family Buthidae – Tityrus (Atreus), certain scorpions.

Hypernyms

• (subgenus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Scorpiones – order; Neoscorpionina - suborder; Buthidae - family; Tityinae - subfamily; Tityrus - genus

Hyponyms

• (subgenus): Tityus (Atreus) androcottoides subgroup; Tityus crassicauda, Tityus forcipula, Tityus magnimanus, Tityus neblina, Tityus nematochirus, Tityus obscurus, Tityus rufofuscus, Tityus tirnendu, Tityus ythieri - species in subgenus

References

• Tityus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Tityus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Tityus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀτρεύς (Atreús).

Proper noun

Atreus

1. (Greek mythology) A mythological king of Mycenae and son of Pelops and Hippodamia.

Anagrams

• Sauter, auster, Uretas, Auster, Sutera, sauter, Tauers, urates

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀτρεύς (Atreús).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.treu̯s/, [ˈät̪rɛu̯s̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.treu̯s/, [ˈäːt̪reu̯s]

Proper noun

Atreus m sg (genitive Atreī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) Atreus (a mythological king of Mycenae and son of Pelops and Hippodamia)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Atreus
genitive	Atreī
dative	Atreō
accusative	Atreum
ablative	Atreō
vocative	Atree

References

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