"Phineus" meaning in Latin

See Phineus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈpʰiː.nɛu̯s] [Classical-Latin], [ˈfiː.neu̯s] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φινεύς (Phineús). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:Φινεύς|text=+|title=Phīneus|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Φινεύς", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Phīneus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="Phīneus"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φινεύς (Phineús). Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Phīneus<2>|nom_sg=Phīne͡us}} Phīne͡us m sg (genitive Phīneī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|((Phīneus<2>,Phīneus/Phīne<3.Greek>))}} Forms: Phīne͡us [canonical, masculine, singular], Phīneī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Phīneus [nominative, singular], Phīneī [genitive, singular], Phīneos [genitive, singular], Phīneō [dative, singular], Phīneī [dative, singular], Phīneum [accusative, singular], Phīnea [accusative, singular], Phīneō [ablative, singular], Phīnee [ablative, singular], Phīnee [singular, vocative], Phīneus [singular, vocative]
  1. Phineus (a king of Salmydessus, Thrace) Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-Phineus-la-name-lDgsk~S2
  2. Phineus (a son of Belus, brother of Cepheus) Tags: declension-2
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Latin entries with etymon Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 0 0
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