Nireus

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νῑρεύς (Nīreús). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈniː.re.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈniː.re.us] === Proper noun === Nīreus m sg (genitive Nīreī); second declension (Greek mythology) The legendary king of Syme, who fought in the Trojan War ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. === References === “Nireus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray “Nireus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.