Nemea
See also: nemea
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νεμέα (Neméa).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈne.me.a/, [ˈnɛmeä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈne.me.a/, [ˈnɛːmeä]
Proper noun edit
Nemea f sg (genitive Nemeae); first declension
- A valley situated near Cleonae in southern Greece, where Hercules slew the Nemean Lion
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Nemea |
| Genitive | Nemeae |
| Dative | Nemeae |
| Accusative | Nemeam |
| Ablative | Nemeā |
| Vocative | Nemea |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “Nemea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Nemea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Nemea”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly