Hermione
See also: Hermionë
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῐόνη (Hermiónē).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hûrmīʹənĭ, IPA(key): /hɜːˈmaɪ.ə.nɪ/
- (US) IPA(key): /hɜɹˈmaɪ.ə.ni/,[1] /hɜɹˈmaɪ.nɪ/
- Rhymes: -aɪəni
Proper noun[edit]
Hermione
- (Greek mythology) Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes.
- 1610, William Shakespeare, The Winter’s Tale: Act III, Scene II:
- Hermione, queen to the worthy Leontes, King of Sicilia, thou art here accused and arraigned of high treason
- 1610, William Shakespeare, The Winter’s Tale: Act III, Scene II:
- A female given name
Translations[edit]
Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes
See also[edit]
- Hermine (unrelated German name, used in German translations of the Harry Potter series)
References[edit]
- ^ “Hermione” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Catalan[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Hermione f
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ἑρμιόνη (Hermiónē).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Hermionē f (genitive Hermionēs); first declension
Inflection[edit]
First declension, Greek type.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
nominative | Hermionē |
genitive | Hermionēs |
dative | Hermionae |
accusative | Hermionēn |
ablative | Hermionē |
vocative | Hermionē |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Italian: Ermione
References[edit]
- 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
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