Cyrene
See also: Cyrène
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Latin Cyrene, from Ancient Greek Κυρήνη (Kurḗnē), of uncertain origin. Classical sources considered the Thessalian demigod the etymon for the Libyan city. Modern scholars variously derive the name from the Libyan spring Κύρα (Kúra) or, noting the myth attested before the spring or city, consider an existing Proto-Berber name to have been conflated with the Thessalian myths by early Greek colonists.
Pronunciation
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editCyrene
- (Greek mythology) A Thessalian princess and huntress demigod, companion of Artemis and lover of Apollo.
- (historical) A former city near Shahhat, Libya.
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editancient Shahhat, Libya
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Latin
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Κῡρήνη (Kūrḗnē).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kyːˈreː.neː/, [kyːˈreːneː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈre.ne/, [t͡ʃiˈrɛːne]
Proper noun
editCȳrēnē f sg (genitive Cȳrēnēs); first declension
- Cyrene (a city in Libya, now Kuren)
- Cyrene (a nymph, mother of Aristaeus)
- Cyrene (a nymph, mother of Idmon)
- Cyrene (a fountain in Thessaly)
Declension
editFirst-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Cȳrēnē |
Genitive | Cȳrēnēs |
Dative | Cȳrēnae |
Accusative | Cȳrēnēn |
Ablative | Cȳrēnē |
Vocative | Cȳrēnē |
Locative | Cȳrēnae |
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editReferences
edit- “Cȳrēnē”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Cȳrēnē”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Cyrene”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- “Cyrene”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Cyrene”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press
Portuguese
editProper noun
editCyrene f
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Cirena.
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