Lemnos
See also: lemnos
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Greek Λήμνος (Límnos) and its etymon, the Ancient Greek Λῆμνος (Lêmnos).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɛmnɒs/
Translations
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λῆμνος (Lêmnos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈleːm.nos/, [ˈɫeːm.nɔs]
Proper noun
Lēmnos f (genitive Lēmnī); second declension
- Lemnos (an island in the northeastern Aegaean Sea)
Usage notes
- Nouns of feminine gender are rare in this declension; Lēmnos inherits its feminine gender from the Ancient Greek Λῆμνος.
Declension
Second declension, Greek type, with locative.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Lēmnos |
Genitive | Lēmnī |
Dative | Lēmnō |
Accusative | Lēmnon |
Ablative | Lēmnō |
Vocative | Lēmne |
Locative | Lēmnī |
Synonyms
- (Lemnos: an island in the northeastern Aegaean Sea): Hypsipylē
References
- Lemnos and Lemnus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Lemnŏs (-us) in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 898/3
- Lemnos in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- “Lemnos (⁓us)” on page 1,015/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Portuguese
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