Methone

English

Etymology

From Latin Methōnē, from Ancient Greek Μεθώνη (Methṓnē). Doublet of Methoni and Modon.

Proper noun

Methone

1. (historical) An ancient city near present-day Methoni in Peloponnese, Greece.
2. (historical) An ancient city-state near present-day Methoni in Central Macedonia, Greece.
3. (historical) An ancient city-state near present-day Ano Lechonia in Thessaly, Greece.
4. (historical) Former name of Methana: a city in Attica, Greece.
5. (Greek mythology) One of the Alkyonides.
6. (astronomy) A small satellite of Saturn.

Translations

Ancient Greek cities — see also Methoni

• Dutch: Methone
• French: Méthone (fr)
• German: Methone
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: Μεθώνη (Methṓnē)

• Italian: Metone
• Latin: Methōnē
• Marathi: मेथोने (methone)
• Russian: Метони (Metoni)
• Spanish: Metone

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεθώνη (Methṓnē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [mɛˈtʰoː.neː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [meˈtɔː.ne]

Proper noun

Methōnē f sg (genitive Methōnēs); first declension

1. Methoni (a village in Peloponnese, Greece)
2. (historical) Methone (an ancient city near present-day Methoni in Peloponnese, Greece)
3. Methoni (a village in Central Macedonia, Greece)
4. (historical) Methone (an ancient city-state near present-day Methoni in Central Macedonia, Greece)
5. (historical) Methone (an ancient city-state near present-day Ano Lechonia in Thessaly, Greece)
6. (historical) former name of Methana (= Methana): a city in Attica, Greece

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	Methōnē
genitive	Methōnēs
dative	Methōnae
accusative	Methōnēn
ablative	Methōnē
vocative	Methōnē
locative	Methōnēs

Descendants

• Dutch: Methone
• English: Methone
• French: Méthone
• German: Methone
• Italian: Metone
• Spanish: Metone

References

• “Mĕthōnē”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 973.
• “METHO´NE”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• “Methōné”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “Methone”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[1]
• “METHONE Macedonia, Greece”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press
• “METHONE (Mothone, Modon) Messenia, Greece”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press