Nireus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νῑρεύς (Nīreús).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈniː.re.us/, [ˈniːreʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈni.re.us/, [ˈniːreus]

Proper noun

Nīreus m sg (genitive Nīreī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) The legendary king of Syme, who fought in the Trojan War

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Nīreus
genitive	Nīreī
dative	Nīreō
accusative	Nīreum
ablative	Nīreō
vocative	Nīree

References

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