Herculeus
See also: herculeus
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Herculēs + -eus (adjective-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /herˈku.le.us/, [hɛrˈkʊɫ̪eʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /erˈku.le.us/, [erˈkuːleus]
Adjective
[edit]Herculeus (feminine Herculea, neuter Herculeum); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to Hercules
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Herculeus | Herculea | Herculeum | Herculeī | Herculeae | Herculea | |
| genitive | Herculeī | Herculeae | Herculeī | Herculeōrum | Herculeārum | Herculeōrum | |
| dative | Herculeō | Herculeae | Herculeō | Herculeīs | |||
| accusative | Herculeum | Herculeam | Herculeum | Herculeōs | Herculeās | Herculea | |
| ablative | Herculeō | Herculeā | Herculeō | Herculeīs | |||
| vocative | Herculee | Herculea | Herculeum | Herculeī | Herculeae | Herculea | |
Descendants
[edit]- → Asturian: herculeu
- → Catalan: herculi
- → Italian: erculeo
- → Spanish: hercúleo
- → Portuguese: hercúleo
References
[edit]- “Herculeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press