Ninive

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Latin Nīnevē (Nineveh).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈniniʋe/, [ˈniniʋe̞]
  • Rhymes: -iniʋe
  • Syllabification(key): Ni‧ni‧ve

Proper noun

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Ninive

  1. Nineveh (an ancient city in Assyria, in modern Iraq, near Mosul)

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Nīnevē (Nineveh).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ninive f

  1. Nineveh (an ancient city in Assyria, in modern Iraq, near Mosul)

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Nīnevē (Nineveh).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈni.ni.ve/
  • Rhymes: -inive
  • Hyphenation: Nì‧ni‧ve

Proper noun

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Ninive f

  1. Nineveh (an ancient city in Assyria, in modern Iraq, near Mosul)

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νινευή (Nineuḗ), ultimately from Akkadian 𒌷𒉌𒉡𒀀 (URUNI.NU.A)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Nīnivē f sg (genitive Nīnivēs); first declension

  1. Alternative form of Nīnevē

Declension

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

Case Singular
Nominative Nīnivē
Genitive Nīnivēs
Dative Nīnivēs
Accusative Nīnivēn
Ablative Nīnivē
Vocative Nīnivē

References

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  • 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.