Lerna
See also: lerna
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λέρνη (Lérnē).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈler.na/, [ˈɫ̪ɛrnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈler.na/, [ˈlɛrnä]
Proper noun edit
Lerna f sg (genitive Lernae); first declension
- an ancient marshy region and former lake situated near Argos in modern southern Greece, famous as the abode of the Hydra
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Lerna |
| Genitive | Lernae |
| Dative | Lernae |
| Accusative | Lernam |
| Ablative | Lernā |
| Vocative | Lerna |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “Lerna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Lerna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Lerna”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly