Pordoselene

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πορδοσελήνη (Pordoselḗnē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /por.do.seˈleː.neː/, [pɔrd̪ɔs̠ɛˈɫ̪eːneː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /por.do.seˈle.ne/, [pord̪os̬eˈlɛːne]

Proper noun

Pordoselēnē f sg (genitive Pordoselēnēs); first declension

1. An island lying between Lesbos and the coast of Asia
2. A town on this island

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Pordoselēnē
Genitive	Pordoselēnēs
Dative	Pordoselēnae
Accusative	Pordoselēnēn
Ablative	Pordoselēnē
Vocative	Pordoselēnē
Locative	Pordoselēnae

References

• “Pordoselene”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly