paeon, paeonis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Cassell's Latin Dictionary
- Field:
- Poetry
metrical foot, consisting of three short syllables and one long;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | paeon | paeones |
| Gen. | paeonis | paeonum, paeonium |
| Dat. | paeoni | paeonibus |
| Acc. | paeonem | paeones |
| Voc. | paeon | paeones |
| Abl. | paeone | paeonibus |
Examples
Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from ACHILLEID
"...ulla feri Mavortis imago praeteriit. didici, quo Paeones arma rotatu, quo Macetae sua gaesa citent, quo turbine contum..."Liber XLII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...trium ferme milium hominum, dux erat Antiphilus Edessaeus. Paeones et ex Paroria et Parastrymonia—sunt autem ea loca..."