Gerenia

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γερηνία (Gerēnía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈreː.ni.a/, [ɡɛˈreːniä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeˈre.ni.a/, [d͡ʒeˈrɛːniä]

Proper noun

Gerēnia f sg (genitive Gerēniae); first declension

1. An ancient town of Messenia, where Nestor was said to have been brought after the destruction of Pylus

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Gerēnia
Genitive	Gerēniae
Dative	Gerēniae
Accusative	Gerēniam
Ablative	Gerēniā
Vocative	Gerēnia
Locative	Gerēniae

References

• “Gerenia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly