Methone

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Μεθώνη (Methṓnē).

Proper noun

Methone

1. (Greek mythology) One of the Alkyonides.
2. (astronomy) A small satellite of Saturn.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεθώνη (Methṓnē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /meˈtʰoː.neː/, [mɛˈt̪ʰoːneː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /meˈto.ne/, [meˈt̪ɔːne]

Proper noun

Methōnē f sg (genitive Methōnēs); first declension

1. A town of Messenia famous for its excellent harbour
2. A town of Thessaly

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Methōnē
Genitive	Methōnēs
Dative	Methōnae
Accusative	Methōnēn
Ablative	Methōnē
Vocative	Methōnē
Locative	Methōnae

References

• Methone in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Methone”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly