Iolaus

Translingual

Proper noun

Iolaus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – certain butterflies, African sapphires.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰόλαος (Iólaos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /i.oˈlaː.us/, [iɔˈɫ̪äːʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i.oˈla.us/, [ioˈläːus]

Proper noun

Iolāus m sg (genitive Iolāī); second declension

(Greek mythology) A Theban hero and nephew of Heracles

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Iolāus
Genitive	Iolāī
Dative	Iolāō
Accusative	Iolāum
Ablative	Iolāō
Vocative	Iolāe

References

“Iolaus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Iolaus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“Iolaus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

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