Lemnos
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See also: lemnos
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Greek Λήμνος (Límnos) and Ancient Greek Λῆμνος (Lêmnos).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɛmnɒs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɛmnɑs/
Proper noun[edit]
Lemnos
- An island in northeastern Greece located in the Aegean Sea.
Translations[edit]
island in the northeastern Aegean Sea
Further reading[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λῆμνος (Lêmnos).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈleːm.nos/, [ˈɫ̪eːmnɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈlem.nos/, [ˈlɛmnos]
Proper noun[edit]
Lēmnos f sg (genitive Lēmnī); second declension
- Lemnos (an island in the northeastern Aegaean Sea)
Usage notes[edit]
- Nouns of feminine gender are rare in this declension; Lēmnos inherits its feminine gender from the Ancient Greek Λῆμνος.
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Lēmnos |
Genitive | Lēmnī |
Dative | Lēmnō |
Accusative | Lēmnon |
Ablative | Lēmnō |
Vocative | Lēmne |
Locative | Lēmnī |
Synonyms[edit]
- (Lemnos: an island in the northeastern Aegaean Sea): Hypsipylē
References[edit]
- “Lemnos and Lemnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- (-us) Lemnŏs (-us) in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 898/3.
- “Lemnos”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- “Lemnos (⁓us)” on page 1,015/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Portuguese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Lemnos f
- Lemnos (an island and regional unit of the North Aegean region, Greece)
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