Atrides

Atrides

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀτρείδης (Atreídēs), from Ἀτρεύς (Atreús) + -ίδης (-ídēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aːˈtriː.deːs/, [äːˈt̪riːd̪eːs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈtri.des/, [äˈt̪riːd̪es]

Proper noun

Ātrīdēs m (genitive Ātrīdae); first declension

1. A patronymic for male descendants of Atreus, particularly:
   1. Agamemnon (son of Atreus and king of Mycenae during the Trojan War)
   2. Menelaus (son of Atreus, brother to Agamemenon, and husband to Helen)

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Ātrīdēs	Ātrīdae
Genitive	Ātrīdae	Ātrīdārum
Dative	Ātrīdae	Ātrīdīs
Accusative	Ātrīdēn	Ātrīdās
Ablative	Ātrīdē	Ātrīdīs
Vocative	Ātrīdē	Ātrīdae

References

• “Atrides”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press