Salamis

See also: salamis

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σαλαμίς (Salamís, “a nymph in Greek mythology”).

Proper noun

Salamis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – the mother-of-pearls.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Papilionoidea - superfamily; Papilioniformes - series; Nymphalidae - family;  - subfamily;  - tribe

References

• Salamis (butterfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Junonini on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Salamis (Nymphalidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σαλαμίς (Salamís).

Proper noun

Salamis

1. An island in the Saronic Gulf off Athens where a famous battle in the Persian Wars took place.
2. An ancient city in Cyprus.
3. (Greek mythology) A nymph, the daughter of Asopus and Metope, who was carried away by Poseidon to the island that bears her name.

Translations

island in the Saronic Gulf

• French: Salamine (fr) f
• Greek: Σαλαμίνα (el) f (Salamína)

  Ancient: Σαλαμίς f (Salamís)

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• Italian: Salamina f
• Latin: Salamis f
• Spanish: Salamina f

city in Cyprus

• Greek: Σαλαμίνα (el) f (Salamína)

  Ancient: Σαλαμίς f (Salamís)

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• Latin: Salamis f

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German

Noun

Salamis f

1. plural of Salami

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σαλαμίς (Salamís).

Proper noun

Salamis f sg (genitive Salamīnis); third declension

1. Salamis (island in the Saronic Gulf)
2. Salamis (a city in Cyprus)

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Salamis
Genitive	Salamīnis
Dative	Salamīnī
Accusative	Salamīnem Salamīna
Ablative	Salamīne
Vocative	Salamis
Locative	Salamīnī Salamīne

References

• “Salamis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Salamis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.