Mytilene

See also: Mytilène

English

Alternative forms

• Mytilini, Mitylene

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μυτιλήνη (Mutilḗnē).

Proper noun

Mytilene

1. Lesbos.
2. The capital of Lesbos.

Translations

another name for Lesbos

• Esperanto: Lesbo, Mitileno
• Finnish: Mytilene
• French: Mytilène (fr)
• Greek: Μυτιλήνη (el) f (Mytilíni)
• Ottoman Turkish: مدللی (Midilli)

capital of Lesbos

• Finnish: Mytilene (ancient), Mytilíni (modern)
• French: Mytilène (fr)
• German: Mytilene
• Greek: Μυτιλήνη (el) f (Mytilíni)
• Italian: Mitilene
• Ottoman Turkish: مدللی (Midilli)
• Russian: Митиле́на f (Mitiléna), Митили́ни (ru) f (Mitilíni)
• Spanish: Mitilene, Mitilini

Latin

Alternative forms

• Mitylēnē

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μυτιλήνη (Mutilḗnē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /my.tiˈleː.neː/, [mʏt̪ɪˈɫ̪eːneː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mi.tiˈle.ne/, [mit̪iˈlɛːne]

Proper noun

Mytilēnē f sg (genitive Mytilēnēs); first declension

1. Mytilene

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Mytilēnē
Genitive	Mytilēnēs
Dative	Mytilēnae
Accusative	Mytilēnēn
Ablative	Mytilēnē
Vocative	Mytilēnē
Locative	Mytilēnae

Derived terms

• Mytilēnaeus
• Mytilēnensis

References

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