Lemnos

See also: lemnos

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Greek Λήμνος (Límnos) and Ancient Greek Λῆμνος (Lêmnos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lemnos

  1. An island in northeastern Greece located in the Aegean Sea.
  2. A town in the City of Greater Shepparton, north eastern Victoria, Australia.

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λῆμνος (Lêmnos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lēmnos f sg (genitive Lēmnī); second declension

  1. Lemnos (an island in the northeastern Aegaean Sea)

Usage notes

  • Nouns of feminine gender are rare in this declension; Lēmnos inherits its feminine gender from the Ancient Greek Λῆμνος.

Declension

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

singular
nominative Lēmnos
genitive Lēmnī
dative Lēmnō
accusative Lēmnon
ablative Lēmnō
vocative Lēmne
locative Lēmnī

Synonyms

  • (Lemnos: an island in the northeastern Aegaean Sea): Hypsipylē

References

  • Lemnos and Lemnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • 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

Proper noun

Lemnos f

  1. Lemnos (an island and regional unit of the North Aegean region, Greece)