Menelaus
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin Menelāus, from Ancient Greek Μενέλαος (Menélaos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Menelaus
- (Greek mythology) the king of Mycenaean Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy, the brother of Agamemnon, the leader of the Spartan contingent of the Greek army during the Trojan War
Translations
[edit]the king of Mycenaean Sparta
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Μενέλαος (Menélaos).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /me.neˈlaː.us/, [mɛnɛˈɫ̪äːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /me.neˈla.us/, [meneˈläːus]
Proper noun
[edit]Menelāus m sg (genitive Menelāī); second declension
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Menelāus |
| genitive | Menelāī |
| dative | Menelāō |
| accusative | Menelāum |
| ablative | Menelāō |
| vocative | Menelāe |
References
[edit]- “Menelaus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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