Atreus
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀτρεύς (Atreús).
Proper noun
Atreus m
- A taxonomic subgenus within the family Buthidae – Tityrus (Atreus), certain scorpions.
Hypernyms
- (subgenus): Scorpiones - order; Neoscorpionina - suborder; Buthidae - family; Tityinae - subfamily; Tityus - genus
Hyponyms
- (subgenus): Tityus (Atreus) androcottoides subgroup; Tityus crassicauda, Tityus forcipula, Tityus magnimanus, Tityus neblina, Tityus nematochirus, Tityus obscurus, Tityus rufofuscus, Tityus tirnendu, Tityus ythieri - species in subgenus
References
- Tityus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Tityus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Tityus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀτρεύς (Atreús).
Proper noun
Atreus
- (Greek mythology) A mythological king of Mycenae and son of Pelops and Hippodamia.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀτρεύς (Atreús).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.tre.us/, [ˈät̪reʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.tre.us/, [ˈäːt̪reus]
Proper noun
Atreus m sg (genitive Atreī); second declension
- (Greek mythology) Atreus (a mythological king of Mycenae and son of Pelops and Hippodamia)
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Atreus |
Genitive | Atreī |
Dative | Atreō |
Accusative | Atreum |
Ablative | Atreō |
Vocative | Atree |
References
- Atreus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Atreus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray