hymenaeus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ὑμέναιος (huménaios).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hymenaeus m (genitive hymenaeī); second declension

  1. a nuptial song
  2. marriage, wedding, nuptials

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hymenaeus hymenaeī
Genitive hymenaeī hymenaeōrum
Dative hymenaeō hymenaeīs
Accusative hymenaeum hymenaeōs
Ablative hymenaeō hymenaeīs
Vocative hymenaee hymenaeī

Descendants

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  • French: hyménée

References

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  • hymenaeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • hymenaeus”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
  • hymenaeus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers