Gerenia
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γερηνία (Gerēnía).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡeˈreː.ni.a/, [ɡɛˈreːniä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒeˈre.ni.a/, [d͡ʒeˈrɛːniä]
Proper noun
[edit]Gerēnia f sg (genitive Gerēniae); first declension
- An ancient town of Messenia, where Nestor was said to have been brought after the destruction of Pylus
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Gerēnia |
| Genitive | Gerēniae |
| Dative | Gerēniae |
| Accusative | Gerēniam |
| Ablative | Gerēniā |
| Vocative | Gerēnia |
| Locative | Gerēniae |
References
[edit]- “Gerenia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly