achilleus

See also: Achilleus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Ἀχίλλειος (Akhílleios).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.kʰilˈleː.us/, [äkʰɪlˈlʲeːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.kilˈle.us/, [äkilˈlɛːus]

Adjective

achillēus (feminine achillēa, neuter achillēum); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to Achilles (a Greek epic hero)
2. Achillean

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	achillēus	achillēa	achillēum		achillēī	achillēae	achillēa
genitive	achillēī	achillēae	achillēī		achillēōrum	achillēārum	achillēōrum
dative	achillēō	achillēae	achillēō		achillēīs
accusative	achillēum	achillēam	achillēum		achillēōs	achillēās	achillēa
ablative	achillēō	achillēā	achillēō		achillēīs
vocative	achillēe	achillēa	achillēum		achillēī	achillēae	achillēa

References

• “achilleus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• achilleus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.