Eleutherna

Latin

Alternative forms

• Eleuthernae

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλεύθερνα (Eleútherna).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /e.leu̯ˈtʰer.na/, [ɛɫ̪ɛu̯ˈt̪ʰɛrnä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.leu̯ˈter.na/, [eleu̯ˈt̪ɛrnä]

Pronounced by locals as el-eff-er-na

Proper noun

Eleutherna f sg (genitive Eleuthernae); first declension

1. A town in Crete situated on the slopes of Mount Ida

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Eleutherna
Genitive	Eleuthernae
Dative	Eleuthernae
Accusative	Eleuthernam
Ablative	Eleuthernā
Vocative	Eleutherna
Locative	Eleuthernae

References

• Eleuthernae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Eleutherna”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly