achilleus

== Latin == === Etymology === Derived from Ancient Greek Ἀχίλλειος (Akhílleios). By surface analysis, Achillēs +‎ -ēus. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.kʰɪlˈleː.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.kilˈlɛː.us] === Adjective === achillēus (feminine achillēa, neuter achillēum); first/second-declension adjective of or pertaining to Achilles (a Greek epic hero) Achillean ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. === References === “achilleus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “achilleus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.