Berenice

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See also: Bérénice

Translingual[edit]

Berenice arguta.

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, bringer of victory), itself a borrowing from Ancient Macedonian (compare the native word Φερενίκη (Phereníkē)), from φέρω (phérō, to bear, to carry, to bring) + νίκη (níkē, victory).

Proper noun[edit]

Berenice f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Campanulaceae – endemic to Reunion.

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, bringer of victory), itself a borrowing from Ancient Macedonian (compare the native word Φερενίκη (Phereníkē)), from φέρω (phérō, to bear, to carry, to bring) + νίκη (níkē, victory). Doublet of Veronica.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌbɛɹəˈniːs/, /ˌbɛɹəˈniːsi/, /bɜɹˈniːs/, /ˌbɛɹəˈnaɪsi/

Proper noun[edit]

Berenice

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, notably of ancient queens of Egypt.

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, bringer of victory), itself a borrowing from Ancient Macedonian (compare the native word Φερενίκη (Phereníkē)), from φέρω (phérō, to bear, to carry, to bring) + νίκη (níkē, victory).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /be.reˈni.t͡ʃe/
  • Rhymes: -itʃe
  • Hyphenation: Be‧re‧nì‧ce

Proper noun[edit]

Berenice f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Berenice

Latin[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē).

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Berenīcē f sg (genitive Berenīcēs); first declension

  1. A female name, famously held by:
    1. Berenice III of Egypt, queen of Egypt
    2. Berenice of Cilicia, a Jewish queen
  2. A city upon the Red Sea founded by Ptolemy II
  3. A city of Cyrenaica, now Benghazi
  4. A city in Cilicia
  5. A town of Arabia situated not far from Eilat

Declension[edit]

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

Case Singular
Nominative Berenīcē
Genitive Berenīcēs
Dative Berenīcae
Accusative Berenīcēn
Ablative Berenīcē
Vocative Berenīcē
Locative Berenīcae

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References[edit]

  • Berenice”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Berenice in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Berenice”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin Berenīcē, from Ancient Greek Βερενῑ́κη (Berenī́kē). Doublet of Verônica.

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Proper noun[edit]

Berenice f

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Berenice