Phineus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φινεύς (Phineús).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰiː.neu̯s/, [ˈpʰiːnɛu̯s̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.neu̯s/, [ˈfiːneu̯s]

Proper noun

Phīne͡us m sg (genitive Phīneī); second declension

1. Phineus, king of Salmydessus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Phīneus
genitive	Phīneī
dative	Phīneō
accusative	Phīneum
ablative	Phīneō
vocative	Phīnee

References

• “Phineus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press