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Lenaeus

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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).

proper noun Lenæus

  1. Greek, Roman Dionysus/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.
  2. A male given name of historical usage

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name Dionysus/Bacchus

FrançaisLénée
ItalianoLeneo

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@misc{lenaeus_2026,
  title = {Lenaeus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lenaeus},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}