Olenus

Translingual

Proper noun

Olenus

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Olenidae – Upper Cambrian ptychopariid trilobites.

Latin

Alternative forms

• Ōlenos

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὤλενος (Ṓlenos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈoː.le.nus/, [ˈoːɫ̪ɛnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.le.nus/, [ˈɔːlenus]

Proper noun

Ōlenus m sg (genitive Ōlenī); second declension

1. a town of Achaia, situated on the left bank of the river Peirus

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ōlenus
Genitive	Ōlenī
Dative	Ōlenō
Accusative	Ōlenum
Ablative	Ōlenō
Vocative	Ōlene
Locative	Ōlenī

References

• “Olenus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Olenus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.