Hermione
See also: Hermionë
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῐόνη (Hermiónē). Not related to German Hermine.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hûrmīʹənĭ, IPA(key): /hɜːˈmaɪ.ə.nɪ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɝˈmaɪ.ə.ni/,[1] /ˈhɝˈmaɪ.nɪ/
- Rhymes: -aɪəni
Proper noun
Hermione
- (Greek mythology) Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes.
- c. 1610–1611, William Shakespeare, “The VVinters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals):: Act III, Scene II:
- Hermione, queen to the worthy Leontes, King of Sicilia, thou art here accused and arraigned of high treason
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- A female given name
Translations
Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes
Catalan
Latin
Alternative forms
- Hermiona
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἑρμιόνη (Hermiónē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /herˈmi.o.neː/, [hɛrˈmi.ɔ.neː]
Proper noun
Hermionē f (genitive Hermionēs); first declension
Inflection
First declension, Greek type.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Hermionē |
Genitive | Hermionēs |
Dative | Hermionae |
Accusative | Hermionēn |
Ablative | Hermionē |
Vocative | Hermionē |
Related terms
- Hermionēus
- Hermionius
- Hermionicus
Descendants
- Italian: Ermione
References
- Hermione in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Hermione in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Hermione in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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