Semiramìs

See also: Semiramis

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /se.mi.raˈmis/, [s̪emir̺äˈmis̪]
  • Hyphenation: Se‧mi‧ra‧mìs

Proper noun

Semiramìs f

  1. medieval spelling of Semiramide
    • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell] (paperback), 12th edition, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto V, lines 58–60, page 75:
      Ell'è Semiramìs, di cui si legge ¶ che succedette a Nino e fu sua sposa: ¶ tenne la terra che 'l Soldan corregge.
      She is Semiramis, of whom we read ¶ that she succeeded Ninus, and was his spouse; ¶ she held the land which now the Sultan rules.
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