Salmoneus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σαλμωνεύς (Salmōneús).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /sal.moːˈneː.us/, [s̠äɫ̪moːˈneːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sal.moˈne.us/, [sälmoˈnɛːus]

Proper noun

Salmōnēus m sg (genitive Salmōnēī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) A legendary king of Elis and brother of Sisyphus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Salmōnēus
genitive	Salmōnēī
dative	Salmōnēō
accusative	Salmōnēum
ablative	Salmōnēō
vocative	Salmōnēe

References

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