Phaethonteus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φᾰεθόντειος (Phaethónteios)
The poetic sense pertaining to poplars alludes to the Phaëthontiads (the sisters of Phaëthon), who, lamenting their brother’s death, were changed into poplars.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pʰa.e.tʰonˈteː.us/, [pʰa.ɛ.tʰɔnˈteː.ʊs]

Adjective

Phaëthontēus (feminine Phaëthontēa, neuter Phaëthontēum); first/second declension

  1. of or belonging to Phaëthon, Phaëthontean
  2. (poetic) of a poplar or poplars
    Phaethontea umbra
    shade of a poplar

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative Phaëthontēus Phaëthontēa Phaëthontēum Phaëthontēī Phaëthontēae Phaëthontēa
Genitive Phaëthontēī Phaëthontēae Phaëthontēī Phaëthontēōrum Phaëthontēārum Phaëthontēōrum
Dative Phaëthontēō Phaëthontēae Phaëthontēō Phaëthontēīs Phaëthontēīs Phaëthontēīs
Accusative Phaëthontēum Phaëthontēam Phaëthontēum Phaëthontēōs Phaëthontēās Phaëthontēa
Ablative Phaëthontēō Phaëthontēā Phaëthontēō Phaëthontēīs Phaëthontēīs Phaëthontēīs
Vocative Phaëthontēe Phaëthontēa Phaëthontēum Phaëthontēī Phaëthontēae Phaëthontēa
  • Phaëthōn
  • Phaëthontias
  • Phaëthontis
  • Phaëthontius
  • Phaëthūsa

Descendants

References
  • Phăĕthontēus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Phăĕthontēus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette: “1,170/1”
  • “Phaëthontēus” on page 1,371/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
  • Phaethonteus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 19.03.06) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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