Mnevis

Latin

Etymology

From Μνεῦῐς (Mneûis), the Ancient Greek name for Egyptian



or

mr-wr (“Mnevis-bull”).[1] The Ancient Greek form apparently came from the alternate name form mn-wr.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmneː.wis/, [ˈmneː.wɪs]

Proper noun

Mnēvis m (genitive Mnēvidis); third declension

  1. (religion) Mnevis, a bull-shaped aspect of the god Atum-Ra venerated in Heliopolis

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Mnēvis
Genitive Mnēvidis
Dative Mnēvidī
Accusative Mnēvidem
Ablative Mnēvide
Vocative Mnēvis

References
  • Mnevis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Mnevis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  1. "O5" Gardiner's sign list
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