Lemnos
See also: lemnos
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Greek Λήμνος (Límnos) and Ancient Greek Λῆμνος (Lêmnos).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɛmnɒs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɛmnɑs/
Proper noun
Lemnos
- An island in northeastern Greece located in the Aegean Sea.
- A town in the City of Greater Shepparton, north eastern Victoria, Australia.
Translations
island in the northeastern Aegean Sea
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λῆμνος (Lêmnos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫeːm.nɔs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlɛm.nos]
Proper noun
Lēmnos f sg (genitive Lēmnī); second declension
- 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
- Lemnos (an island and regional unit of the North Aegean region, Greece)