English Explanatory Dictionary

Aeneid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A classic epic poem, written in Latin by Virgil in the 1st century BCE (between 29 and 19 BCE), that tells the legendary story of Aeneas fleeing Troy and settling in Italy as ancestor of the Romans.

Pronunciation

/ˈiː.ni.ɪd/ /əˈniː.ɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Aeneid.wav

Word forms

Aeneid the Aeneid Aeneids Eneid Æneid Aeneide Æneide

Etymology

From Latin Aeneis (Greek third declension, genitive Aeneidos), from Aeneas + -is. By surface analysis, Aeneas + -id.

Derived words

Aeneidic Aeneadic
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