Cynthia
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- Cinthia, Cinthya, Cintia, Cintya, Cynthea, Cyntheia, Cynthya, Sinthia, Sintia, Synthea, Synthia, Syntia
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Cynthia, from Ancient Greek Κυνθία (Kunthía), feminine of Κύνθιος (Kúnthios, “Cynthian (of or pertaining to Mount Cynthus, a mountain of Delos, celebrated as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis)”).
Pronunciation edit
- enPR: sĭnʹthē-ə, IPA(key): /ˈsɪnθiə/[1]
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Hyphenation: Cyn‧thi‧a[1]
- Rhymes: -ɪnθiə
Proper noun edit
Cynthia (plural Cynthias)
- Artemis (Greek goddess).[1]
- Synonym: Delia
- (literary) The Moon.[1]
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
- As when faire Cynthia, in darkesome night, / Is in a noyous cloud enveloped [...].
- 1601, Ben Jonson, Hymn to Diana:
- [...] Cynthia's shining orb was made / Heav'n to clear when day did close [...].
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.[1]
- 1864 August – 1866 January, [Elizabeth] Gaskell, chapter 10, in Wives and Daughters. An Every-day Story. […], volume I, London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], published 1866, →OCLC:
- “Cynthia seems to me such an out-of-the-way name, only fit for poetry, not for daily use.”
- 1978, Graham Greene, The Human Factor, →ISBN, page 59:
- Cynthia, the domestic-minded, looked as dashing as a young commando. It was a pity that her spelling was so bad, but perhaps there was something Elizabethan about her spelling as well as about her name.
Usage notes edit
- Popular given name in the US in the 1950s and the 1960s.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
female given name
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References edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English Cynthia.
Proper noun edit
Cynthia
- a female given name from Ancient Greek
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Cynthia.
French edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Cynthia f
Related terms edit
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κυνθία (Kunthía, feminine of Κύνθιος (Kúnthios, “Cynthian”, of or pertaining to Mount Cynthus, a mountain of Delos, celebrated as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis)); morphologically Cynthus (“Cynthus”) + -ia.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkyn.tʰi.a/, [ˈkʏn̪t̪ʰiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃin.ti.a/, [ˈt͡ʃin̪t̪iä]
Proper noun edit
Cynthia f (genitive Cynthiae); first declension
- Artemis (Greek goddess) identified with Diana (Roman goddess)[1]
- Synonym: Dēlia
- (poetic)[2] the moon[3][2]
- a female given name from Ancient Greek[4]
- Delos[4]
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Cynthia | Cynthiae |
| Genitive | Cynthiae | Cynthiārum |
| Dative | Cynthiae | Cynthiīs |
| Accusative | Cynthiam | Cynthiās |
| Ablative | Cynthiā | Cynthiīs |
| Vocative | Cynthia | Cynthiae |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation 1 edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkyn.tʰi.a/, [ˈkʏn̪t̪ʰiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃin.ti.a/, [ˈt͡ʃin̪t̪iä]
Adjective edit
Cynthia
- inflection of Cynthius:
Pronunciation 2 edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkyn.tʰi.aː/, [ˈkʏn̪t̪ʰiäː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃin.ti.a/, [ˈt͡ʃin̪t̪iä]
Adjective edit
Cynthiā
References edit
- ^ Sullivan, J. P. ((Can we date this quote?)) Propertius: a Critical Introduction, page 79
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Morton Braund, S. (2009) A Lucan Reader: Selections from Civil War, Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc., page 52
- ^ Mélanges offerts à Jacques Heurgon : l'Italie préromaine et la Rome républicaine, volume I, 1976, page 19
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cynthia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette..
Portuguese edit
Proper noun edit
Cynthia f
- alternative spelling of Cíntia
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English Cynthia.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsintia/, [ˈsin.t͡ʃɐ]
- Rhymes: -intia
- Syllabification: Cyn‧thi‧a
Proper noun edit
Cynthia (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜌ)
- a female given name from English