Erechtheus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρεχθεύς (Erekhtheús).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eˈrekʰ.tʰe.us/, [ɛˈrɛkʰt̪ʰeʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈrek.te.us/, [eˈrɛkt̪eus]

Proper noun

Erechtheus m sg (genitive Erechtheī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) A mythological king of Athens

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Erechtheus
genitive	Erechtheī
dative	Erechtheō
accusative	Erechtheum
ablative	Erechtheō
vocative	Erechthee

References

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