Salamis

See also: salamis

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σαλαμίς (Salamís, “a nymph in Greek mythology”).

Proper noun

Salamis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – the mother-of-pearl butterflies.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Papilionoidea - superfamily; Papilioniformes - series; Nymphalidae - family; Nymphalinae - subfamily;  - tribe

References

• Salamis (butterfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Nymphalinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Salamis (Nymphalidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σαλαμίς (Salamís).

Proper noun

Salamis

1. The largest island in the Saronic Gulf off Athens, Greece, where a famous battle in the Persian Wars took place.
2. An ancient Greek city in Cyprus.
3. (Greek mythology) A nymph, the daughter of Asopus and Metope, who was carried away by Poseidon to the island that bears her name.

Translations

island in the Saronic Gulf

• French: Salamine (fr) f
• Greek: Σαλαμίνα (el) f (Salamína)

  Ancient: Σαλαμίς f (Salamís)

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• Italian: Salamina f
• Latin: Salamis f
• Spanish: Salamina f

city in Cyprus

• Greek: Σαλαμίνα (el) f (Salamína)

  Ancient: Σαλαμίς f (Salamís)

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• Latin: Salamis f

Anagrams

• alismas

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Noun

Salamis f

1. plural of Salami

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σαλαμίς (Salamís).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.la.miːs/, [ˈs̠äɫ̪ämiːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.la.mis/, [ˈsäːlämis]

Proper noun

Salamīs f sg (genitive Salamīnis); third declension

1. Salamis (the largest island in the Saronic Gulf off Athens, in modern Greece)
2. Salamis (ancient Greek city in Cyprus)

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Salamīs
Genitive	Salamīnis
Dative	Salamīnī
Accusative	Salamīnem Salamīna
Ablative	Salamīne
Vocative	Salamīs
Locative	Salamīnī Salamīne

References

• “Salamis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Salamis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.