Mnevis

Latin

Etymology

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

U7
D21		 G36
O5		 E1

or

O5G36E1

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
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