Melitene

English

Etymology

From Latin Melitene, from Ancient Greek Μελιτηνή (Melitēnḗ). Doublet of Malatya.

Proper noun

Melitene

1. (historical) Former name of Malatya, a city in Turkey.

Translations

Ancient Malatya — see also Malatya

• Armenian: Մելիտենե (Melitene)
• Greek:

  Ancient: Μελιτηνή (Melitēnḗ)

• Latin: Melitene

Anagrams

• melenite

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελιτηνή (Melitēnḗ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /me.liˈteː.neː/, [mɛlʲɪˈt̪eːneː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /me.liˈte.ne/, [meliˈt̪ɛːne]

Proper noun

Melitēnē f sg (genitive Melitēnēs); first declension

1. A city in the eastern part of Cappadocia, now Malatya

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Melitēnē
Genitive	Melitēnēs
Dative	Melitēnae
Accusative	Melitēnēn
Ablative	Melitēnē
Vocative	Melitēnē
Locative	Melitēnae

References

• Melitene in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Melitene”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly