paean, paeanis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 7th
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
hymn (usually of victory, to Apollo/other gods); Paean (Greek Apollo as healer);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | paean | paeanes |
| Gen. | paeanis, paeanos | paeanum |
| Dat. | paeani | paeanibus |
| Acc. | paeana, paeanem | paeanas |
| Voc. | paean | paeanes |
| Abl. | paeane | paeanibus |
Examples
Liber VII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...incudibus ensiset rubuit flammis iterum Neptunia cuspisspiculaque extenso Paean Pythone recoxit,Pallas Gorgoneos diffudit in aegida crines,Pallenaea..."Liber V
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...expulsae, premeret cum uiscera partus,matris adhuc rudibus Paean Pythona sagittis 80explicuit, cum regna Themis tripodasque teneret.ut uidit..."Liber I
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...prodens urguentem pectora Phoebum:'quo feror, o Paean? qua me super aethera raptamconstituis terra? uideo Pangaea niuosiscana iugis..."Satura VI
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...castris et cum tota Carthagine migra. 'parce, precor, Paean, et tu, dea, pone sagittas; nil pueri faciunt, ipsam..."Hercules [Oetaeus]
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...iubes, hac esse superos parte securos puta. Cirrhaea Paean templa et aetheriam domum serpente caeso meruit—o quotiens..."Liber IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...dactylico poni non poterit anapaestos aut spondius, nec paean eadem ratione brevibus incipiet ac desinet. XLIX. Neque solum..."
Liber Decimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...cruorque uirorum: at patrias si quando domos optataque, Paean, templa, Lycie, dabis, tot ditia dona sacratis postibus..."Liber Octavus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...omne ex ordine alumnum numen ubique sacri resonant paeanes, ubique serta coronatumque merum. nunc funera rident auguris ignari..."