Cyllene

English

Proper noun

Cyllene

  1. (astronomy) One of the moons of Jupiter.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κυλλήνη (Kullḗnē).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kylˈleː.neː/, [kʏlˈleː.neː]

Proper noun

Cyllēnē f sg (genitive Cyllēnēs); first declension

  1. A mountain of Arcadia on which Hermes was born
  2. A town of the Epeii in Elis situated on the coast

Declension

First declension, Greek type, with locative.

Case Singular
Nominative Cyllēnē
Genitive Cyllēnēs
Dative Cyllēnae
Accusative Cyllēnēn
Ablative Cyllēnē
Vocative Cyllēnē
Locative Cyllēnae
  • Cyllēnius
  • Cyllēnēus
  • Cyllēnis

References
  • Cyllene in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Cyllene in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Cyllene in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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