hymenaeus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑμέναιος (huménaios).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hy.meˈnae̯.us/, [hʏmɛˈnäe̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i.meˈne.us/, [imeˈnɛːus]

Noun

hymenaeus m (genitive hymenaeī); second declension

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

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	hymenaeus	hymenaeī
genitive	hymenaeī	hymenaeōrum
dative	hymenaeō	hymenaeīs
accusative	hymenaeum	hymenaeōs
ablative	hymenaeō	hymenaeīs
vocative	hymenaee	hymenaeī

Descendants

• French: hyménée

References

• “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