Mycenae
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μυκῆναι (Mukênai), the name of the Ancient Greek city, from Μυκήνη (Mukḗnē), a Nymph in Greek mythology who lived around Mycenae.
Proper noun
Mycenae
- An ancient Greek city in the NE Peloponnesus on the plain of Argos, inhabited since about 4000 BCE
Related terms
- Mycenaean
- Mycenaean civilization
Latin
Alternative forms
- Mycēna
- Mycēnē
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μυκῆναι (Mukênai).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /myˈkeː.nae̯/, [mʏˈkeː.nae̯]
Proper noun
Mycēnae f pl (genitive Mycēnārum); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Mycēnae |
Genitive | Mycēnārum |
Dative | Mycēnīs |
Accusative | Mycēnās |
Ablative | Mycēnīs |
Vocative | Mycēnae |
Locative | Mycēnīs |
Derived terms
- Mycēnensis
Related terms
- Mycēnaeus
- Mycēnis
References
- Mycenae in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Mycenae in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Mycenae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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