Hecuba
See also: Hécuba
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Hecuba, from Ancient Greek Ἑκάβη (Hekábē).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hecuba
Translations
the wife of King Priam
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἑκάβη (Hekábē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈhe.ku.ba/, [ˈhɛkʊbä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.ku.ba/, [ˈɛːkubä]
Proper noun
Hecuba f sg (genitive Hecubae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Hecuba |
Genitive | Hecubae |
Dative | Hecubae |
Accusative | Hecubam |
Ablative | Hecubā |
Vocative | Hecuba |
References
- “Hecuba”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Hecuba in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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