Λέρνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The name Lerna is suggested to be connected with the Hattic plural prefix le- plus arinna, arna 'spring', 'pool', 'well', 'source'.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lér.nɛː/ → /ˈler.ni/ → /ˈler.ni/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lér.nɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈler.ne̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈler.ni/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈler.ni/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈler.ni/

Proper noun

Λέρνη • (Lérnē) f (genitive Λέρνης); first declension

1. Lerna

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Λέρνη; τῆς Λέρνης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Λέρνη hē Lérnē
Genitive	τῆς Λέρνης tês Lérnēs
Dative	τῇ Λέρνῃ têi Lérnēi
Accusative	τὴν Λέρνην tḕn Lérnēn
Vocative	Λέρνη Lérnē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Λερναῖος (Lernaîos)

Descendants

• Greek: Λέρνη (Lérni)
• → Latin: Lerna

Further reading

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,015