Damascene

See also: damascene and damascène

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Δαμασκηνός (Damaskēnós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdæməˌsiːn/
• IPA^(key): /ˌdæməˈsiːn/
  • Rhymes: -iːn

Adjective

Damascene (comparative more Damascene, superlative most Damascene)

1. Of or relating to Damascus.

Derived terms

• Damascene conversion
• Damascene moment

Translations

of or relating to Damascus

• Arabic: دِمَشْقِيّ (dimašqiyy)
• Catalan: damasquí (ca), damascè (ca)
• Finnish: damaskolainen
• French: damasquin (fr)
• German: damaszenisch (de)
• Hungarian: damaszkuszi (hu)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: damaschino (it)
• Latin: damascēnus
• Polish: damasceński (pl)
• Portuguese: damasceno
• Slovak: damaský (sk), damascénsky
• Spanish: damasceno

Noun

Damascene (plural Damascenes)

1. A native or inhabitant of Damascus.

Translations

native or inhabitant of Damascus

• Arabic: دِمَشْقِيّ m (dimašqiyy), دِمَشْقِيّة f (dimašqiyya)
• Catalan: damasquí (ca) m
• Finnish: damaskolainen
• French: Damascène (fr) m or f
• German: Damaszener (de) m, Damaszenerin (de) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: damaszkuszi (hu)
• Italian: damasceno m, damascena f
• Portuguese: damasceno m, damascena f
• Spanish: damasceno m, damascena f

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek Δαμασκηνή (Damaskēnḗ).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːni

Proper noun

Damascene

1. The region of Damascus.
   • 2013, The Arabs in Antiquity‎^[1]:

     [...] how Alexander Jannaeus, after a treaty with a king in Petra who controlled the whole area from Elat to Damascene [...]

Translations

region of Damascus

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: Damascène (fr) f
• Latin: Damascēna f

References

“Damascene”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• damasceen

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Latin

Proper noun

Damascēnē f sg (genitive Damascēnēs); first declension

1. Alternative form of Damascēna

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Damascēnē
Genitive	Damascēnēs
Dative	Damascēnae
Accusative	Damascēnēn
Ablative	Damascēnē
Vocative	Damascēnē
Locative	Damascēnae

References

• Damascene in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) Damascēne

1. vocative masculine singular of Damascēnus