Lemnos
See also: lemnos
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Greek Λήμνος (Límnos) and Ancient Greek Λῆμνος (Lêmnos).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɛmnɒs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɛmnɑs/
Proper noun
editLemnos
- An island in northeastern Greece located in the Aegean Sea.
Translations
editisland in the northeastern Aegean Sea
Further reading
editAnagrams
editLatin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Λῆμνος (Lêmnos).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈleːm.nos/, [ˈɫ̪eːmnɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈlem.nos/, [ˈlɛmnos]
Proper noun
editLēmnos f sg (genitive Lēmnī); second declension
- Lemnos (an island in the northeastern Aegaean Sea)
Usage notes
edit- Nouns of feminine gender are rare in this declension; Lēmnos inherits its feminine gender from the Ancient Greek Λῆμνος.
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Lēmnos |
Genitive | Lēmnī |
Dative | Lēmnō |
Accusative | Lēmnon |
Ablative | Lēmnō |
Vocative | Lēmne |
Locative | Lēmnī |
Synonyms
edit- (Lemnos: an island in the northeastern Aegaean Sea): Hypsipylē
References
edit- “Lemnos and Lemnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- (-us) Lemnŏs (-us) in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 898/3.
- “Lemnos”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- “Lemnos (⁓us)” on page 1,015/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Portuguese
editProper noun
editLemnos f
- Lemnos (an island and regional unit of the North Aegean region, Greece)
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