Aeneid

Aeneid

See also: Æneid

English

Alternative forms

• Eneid, Æneid

Etymology

From Latin Aeneis (Greek third declension, genitive Aeneidos).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.ni.ɪd/, /əˈ.niː.ɪd/

Proper noun

Aeneid (plural Aeneids)

1. A classic epic poem, written in Latin by Virgil in the 1st century BCE (between 29 and 19 BCE), that tells the legendary story of Aeneas fleeing Troy and settling in Italy as ancestor of the Romans.

Derived terms

• (rare) Aeneidic, Aeneadic

Translations

Classic epic poem that tells the story of Aeneas fleeing Troy and settling in Italy.

Armenian: Էնեական (Ēneakan) Catalan: Eneida f Chinese: Mandarin: 埃涅阿斯紀／埃涅阿斯纪 (zh) (Āiniè'āsījì) Dutch: Aeneis f Esperanto: Eneado French: Énéide (fr) f German: Aeneis f Greek: Αινειάδα f (Aineiáda) Ancient Greek: Αἰνειάς (Aineiás) Hungarian: Aeneis Italian: Eneide f Japanese: アエネーイス (Aenēisu) Latin: Aeneis (la) f Polish: Eneida (pl) f Portuguese: Eneida f Spanish: Eneida f Swedish: Aeneiden Ukrainian: Енеї́да f (Enejída)

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