Acrisioniades

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀκρισιώνη (Akrisiṓnē, daughter of Acrisius, Danae) + -άδης (-ádēs), though the suffixed term is not attested in Ancient Greek itself.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Acrisiōniadēs m (genitive Acrisiōniadae); first declension

  1. A patronymic for male descendants of Acrisius, particularly:
    1. Perseus (grandson of Acrisius)

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs).

singular plural
nominative Acrisiōniadēs Acrisiōniadae
genitive Acrisiōniadae Acrisiōniadārum
dative Acrisiōniadae Acrisiōniadīs
accusative Acrisiōniadēn Acrisiōniadās
ablative Acrisiōniadē Acrisiōniadīs
vocative Acrisiōniadē Acrisiōniadae

Descendants

  • Old Irish: Acrisióndaib

References

  • Acrisioniades”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Acrisioniades”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Acrisioniades”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.