Dodona
See also: dodona
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Dodona f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Riodinidae – certain butterflies called Punches.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus):
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Dodona durga (common Punch) - type species
References edit
- Dodona (butterfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Dodona on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Dodona on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Dōdōna, from Ancient Greek Δωδώνη (Dōdṓnē).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Do‧do‧na
Proper noun edit
Dodona
- (historical) A town and religious shrine of ancient in Greece.
- (informal) Dodoni, the present settlement at the site, in modern Greece's Ioannina prefecture.
Synonyms edit
- (modern): Dodoni
Related terms edit
Translations edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Doric Greek Δωδώνᾱ (Dōdṓnā); cognate with Attic Greek Δωδώνη (Dōdṓnē).
Proper noun edit
Dōdōna f sg (genitive Dōdōnae); first declension
- (historical) Dodona, a town and religious shrine in ancient Greece.
- (New Latin) Dodoni, the modern Greek town at the site of ancient Dodona
Declension edit
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Dōdōna |
Genitive | Dōdōnae |
Dative | Dōdōnae |
Accusative | Dōdōnam |
Ablative | Dōdōnā |
Vocative | Dōdōna |
Locative | Dōdōnae |