epileus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπιλεῖος (epileîos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /e.piˈleː.us/, [ɛpɪˈɫ̪eːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.piˈle.us/, [epiˈlɛːus]

Noun

epilēus m (genitive epilēī); second declension

1. A merlin

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	epilēus	epilēī
genitive	epilēī	epilēōrum
dative	epilēō	epilēīs
accusative	epilēum	epilēōs
ablative	epilēō	epilēīs
vocative	epilēe	epilēī

References

• epileus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “epileus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press