Lemnos
See also: lemnos
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Greek Λήμνος (Límnos) and Ancient Greek Λῆμνος (Lêmnos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɛmnɒs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɛmnɑs/
Proper noun edit
Lemnos
- An island in northeastern Greece located in the Aegean Sea.
Translations edit
island in the northeastern Aegean Sea
Further reading edit
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λῆμνος (Lêmnos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈleːm.nos/, [ˈɫ̪eːmnɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈlem.nos/, [ˈlɛmnos]
Proper noun edit
Lēmnos f sg (genitive Lēmnī); second declension
- Lemnos (an island in the northeastern Aegaean Sea)
Usage notes edit
- Nouns of feminine gender are rare in this declension; Lēmnos inherits its feminine gender from the Ancient Greek Λῆμνος.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Lēmnos |
| Genitive | Lēmnī |
| Dative | Lēmnō |
| Accusative | Lēmnon |
| Ablative | Lēmnō |
| Vocative | Lēmne |
| Locative | Lēmnī |
Synonyms edit
- (Lemnos: an island in the northeastern Aegaean Sea): Hypsipylē
References edit
- “Lemnos and Lemnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- (-us) 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 edit
Proper noun edit
Lemnos f
- Lemnos (an island and regional unit of the North Aegean region, Greece)