Hermione

See also: Hermionë

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῐόνη (Hermiónē). Not related to German Hermine.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hûrmīʹənĭ, IPA(key): /hɜːˈmaɪ.ə.nɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɝˈmaɪ.ə.ni/,[1] /ˈhɝˈmaɪ.nɪ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪəni

Proper noun

Hermione

  1. (Greek mythology) Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes.
    • c. 1610–1611, William Shakespeare, “The VVinters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals):
      : Act III, Scene II:
      Hermione, queen to the worthy Leontes, King of Sicilia, thou art here accused and arraigned of high treason
  2. A female given name

Translations

References

  1. Hermione” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Catalan

Proper noun

Hermione f

  1. Hermione

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Hermiona

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμιόνη (Hermiónē).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /herˈmi.o.neː/, [hɛrˈmi.ɔ.neː]

Proper noun

Hermionē f (genitive Hermionēs); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Hermione
  2. A city of Argolis

Inflection

First declension, Greek type.

Case Singular
Nominative Hermionē
Genitive Hermionēs
Dative Hermionae
Accusative Hermionēn
Ablative Hermionē
Vocative Hermionē
  • Hermionēus
  • Hermionius
  • Hermionicus

Descendants

References

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