Meanings
alternative archaic Lenæus
- GreekRomanhuman sciencesDionysus/Bacchus
Hither, O father Lenæus (here is all full of thy bounties: for thee the field, laden with the viny harvest, flourishes: for thee the vintage foams in the full vats): hither, O father Lenæus, come; and, having thy buskins stripped off, stain thy naked legs with me in new wine.
1859, The Works of Virgil, page 41 - A male given name of historical usage
Origin
- Ancient GreekΛηναῖος“Lenaeus”
- LatinLēnaeus“Lenaeus”
- EnglishLenaeus
Borrowed from Latin Lēnaeus (“Lenaeus”), from Ancient Greek Ληναῖος (Lēnaîos, “Lenaeus”), from ληναῖος (lēnaîos, literally “of or relating to the winepress”), from ληνός (lēnós, “winepress”) + -αῖος (-aîos).
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French Lénée
- LénéeDionysus/Bacchus
Italian Leneo
- LeneoDionysus/Bacchus
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