Κλυταιμνήστρα
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editFrom earlier Κλῠταιμήστρᾱ (Klutaimḗstrā), perhaps from κλῠτός (klutós, “celebrated”) + μήδομαι (mḗdomai, “to plan, be cunning”). Often mistakenly glossed as "famed for her suitors", based on the unrelated word μνάομαι (mnáomai, “to woo, court”).
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kly.tai̯m.nɛ̌ːs.traː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /kly.tɛmˈne̝s.tra/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /kly.tɛmˈnis.tra/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /kly.temˈnis.tra/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /kli.temˈnis.tra/
Proper noun
editΚλῠταιμνήστρᾱ • (Klutaimnḗstrā) f (genitive Κλῠταιμνήστρᾱς); first declension
- a female given name: Clytemnestra
Inflection
editCase / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ Κλῠταιμνήστρᾱ hē Klutaimnḗstrā | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς Κλῠταιμνήστρᾱς tês Klutaimnḗstrās | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῇ Κλῠταιμνήστρᾳ têi Klutaimnḗstrāi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν Κλῠταιμνήστρᾱν tḕn Klutaimnḗstrān | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Κλῠταιμνήστρᾱ Klutaimnḗstrā | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
edit- English: Clytemnestra, Clytaemnestra
- Greek: Κλυταιμνήστρα (Klytaimnístra)
- Latin: Clytaemnēstra, Clytemnēstra
References
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- Ancient Greek compound terms
- Ancient Greek 4-syllable words
- Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek proper nouns
- Ancient Greek paroxytone terms
- Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns
- Ancient Greek first-declension proper nouns
- Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns in the first declension
- Ancient Greek feminine nouns
- Ancient Greek given names
- Ancient Greek female given names