enneas

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐννεάς (enneás), derived from ἐννέα (ennéa, “nine”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈen.ne.as/, [ˈɛn.ne.as]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈen.ne.as/, [ˈɛn.nɛ.as]
  • (Vulgar) IPA(key): /ˈɛn.ne.as/, [ˈɛn.nʲ.as]

Noun

enneas f (genitive enneadis); third declension

  1. (Late Latin) The number nine (9)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative enneas enneadēs
Genitive enneadis enneadum
Dative enneadī enneadibus
Accusative enneadem enneadēs
Ablative enneade enneadibus
Vocative enneas enneadēs

Descendants
  • Italian: enneade

References
  • enneas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • enneas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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