Salamis
See also: salamis
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σαλαμίς (Salamís, “a nymph in Greek mythology”).
Proper noun
Salamis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – mother-of-pearl butterflies.
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; Nymphalinae - subfamily; Junoniini - tribe
References
- Salamis (butterfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Nymphalinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Salamis (Nymphalidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σαλαμίς (Salamís).
Proper noun
Salamis
- The largest island in the Saronic Gulf, near Athens, Greece, where a famous battle in the Persian Wars took place.
- An ancient Greek city in Cyprus.
- (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
city in Cyprus
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Noun
Salamis f
- plural of Salami
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σαλαμίς (Salamís).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsa.ɫa.miːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsaː.la.mis]
Proper noun
Salamīs f sg (genitive Salamīnis); third declension
- Salamis (the largest island in the Saronic Gulf off Athens, in modern Greece)
- Salamis (ancient Greek city in Cyprus)
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Salamīs |
| genitive | Salamīnis |
| dative | Salamīnī |
| accusative | Salamīnem Salamīna |
| ablative | Salamīne |
| vocative | Salamīs |
| locative | Salamīnī Salamīne |
Descendants
- Italian: Salamina
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.