Hymen

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Latin Hymēn, from Ancient Greek Ῡ̔μήν (Hūmḗn).[1][2]

Proper noun

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Hymen

  1. (Greek mythology) The god of marriage and marriage ceremonies.
    • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “A Proposal of Marriage”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 131:
      "By the saffron robe of Hymen," cried Lord Norbourne, "but that would be a blessing! I own that I am no great friend to marriage in general; […] If a young man has his way to make in the world, a wife is a dead weight upon his hands. […]"
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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ “Hymen, n. (2)”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. ^ “Hymen, n.1”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Hymen m anim

  1. (Greek mythology) Hymen

Declension

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This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

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  • “Hymen”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
  • “Hymen”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

German

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Hymen m or n (strong, genitive Hymens, plural Hymen)

  1. hymen
    Synonym: Jungfernhäutchen

Declension

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Declension of Hymen [masculine // neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der, das Hymen die Hymen
genitive eines des Hymens der Hymen
dative einem dem Hymen den Hymen
accusative einen, ein den, das Hymen die Hymen

Proper noun

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Hymen m (proper noun, strong, genitive Hymens or Hymen)

  1. Hymen (Greek god of marriage)
    Synonym: Hymenaios

Further reading

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Hymēn.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Hymen m pers

  1. (Greek mythology) Hymen, Hymenaeus, Hymenaios (god of marriage and marriage ceremonies)

Declension

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Declension of Hymen
singular
nominative Hymen
genitive Hymena
dative Hymenowi
accusative Hymena
instrumental Hymenem
locative Hymenie
vocative Hymenie

Further reading

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  • Hymen in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Hymen in PWN's encyclopedia
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