Poenus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix) + -us, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 (po-ni-ki-jo) under influence from φοινός (phoinós, “crimson red”) owing to its relation to Tyrian purple, apparently from or cognate with Egyptian fnḫw (“Asiatics, Semites”),

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Noun

Poenus m sg (genitive Poenī); second declension

1. (historical) Carthaginian, a person from Carthage or its empire

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Poenus	Poenī
genitive	Poenī	Poenōrum
dative	Poenō	Poenīs
accusative	Poenum	Poenōs
ablative	Poenō	Poenīs
vocative	Poene	Poenī

Synonyms

• Carthaginiensis

Derived terms

• Poenicus