lenaeus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lenaeus
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Meaning

name

Dionysus/Bacchus

name

A male given name of historical usage

Example Sentences

"Hither, O father Lenæus (here is all full of thy bounties: for thee the field, laden with the viny harvest, flourishes: for thee the vintage foams in the full vats): hither, O father Lenæus, come; and, having thy buskins stripped off, stain thy naked legs with me in new wine."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Lēnaeus (“Lenaeus”), from Ancient Greek Ληναῖος (Lēnaîos, “Lenaeus”), from ληναῖος (lēnaîos, literally “of or relating to the winepress”), from ληνός (lēnós, “winepress”) + -αῖος (-aîos).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ληναῖος

Inflected Forms

Lenæus (alternative, archaic)

Frequently Paired Words

Lenaea