Hermione

See also: Hermionë and hermione

English

A coin depicting Hermione (the character in Greek mythology).

Alternative forms

• Hermionë

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῐόνη (Hermĭónē). Not related to German Hermine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hûrmīʹənĭ, IPA^(key): /həˈmaɪ.ə.nɪ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /hɚˈmaɪ.ə.ni/
• Rhymes: -aɪəni

Proper noun

Hermione

1. (Greek mythology) Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes.
2. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   • c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:

     Hermione, queen to the worthy Leontes, King of Sicilia, thou art here accused and arraigned of high treason

   • 1997, J. K. Rowling, “The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters”, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, pages 105–106:

     “Are you sure that’s a real spell?” said the girl. “Well, it’s not very good, is it? I’ve tried a few simple spells just for practise and it’s all worked for me… I’m Hermione Granger, by the way, who are you?”

3. An ancient town in Argolis, Greece.
4. The asteroid 121 Hermione.

Derived terms

• Hermionean

Referring to Hermione Granger:

• Dramione
• Harmony
• HGQLC (meaning Hermione Granger and the Quarter Life Crisis)
• Romione
• Snamione

Translations

Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes

• Armenian: Հերմիոնե (hy) (Hermione)
• Esperanto: Hermiono
• French: Hermione (fr)
• Galician: Hermione f
• German: Hermione f
• Greek: Ερμιόνη (el) (Ermióni)

  Ancient Greek: Ἑρμιόνη (Hermiónē)

• Hebrew: הֶרְמַיוֹנִי
• Italian: Ermione
• Latin: Hermionē
• Polish: Hermiona
• Portuguese: Hermione
• Russian: Гермио́на (ru) (Germióna)
• Spanish: Hermione f

References

• Hermione vs. Melangell. About a little-known saint named Hermione.

Catalan

Proper noun

Hermione f

1. Hermione

Latin

Alternative forms

• Hermiona

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμιόνη (Hermiónē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [hɛrˈmi.ɔ.neː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [erˈmiː.o.ne]

Proper noun

Hermionē f sg (genitive Hermionēs); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Hermione
2. A city of Argolis

Declension

First-declension noun (feminine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ē), with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Hermionē
genitive	Hermionēs
dative	Hermionae
accusative	Hermionēn
ablative	Hermionē
vocative	Hermionē
locative	Hermionēs

Related terms

• Hermionēus
• Hermionius
• Hermionicus

Descendants

• Italian: Ermione

References

• “Hermione”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Hermione”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Hermione”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly