Ninive
See also: Nínive
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Nīnevē (“Nineveh”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ninive
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French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Nīnevē (“Nineveh”).
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Proper noun edit
Ninive f
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Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Nīnevē (“Nineveh”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ninive f
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νινευή (Nineuḗ), ultimately from Akkadian 𒌷𒉌𒉡𒀀 (URUNI.NU.A)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈniː.ni.u̯eː/, [ˈniːniu̯eː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈni.ni.ve/, [ˈniːnive]
Proper noun edit
Nīnivē f sg (genitive Nīnivēs); first declension
- Alternative form of Nīnevē
Declension edit
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Nīnivē |
Genitive | Nīnivēs |
Dative | Nīnivēs |
Accusative | Nīnivēn |
Ablative | Nīnivē |
Vocative | Nīnivē |
References edit
- “Ninive”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ninive in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.