Lemnos

See also: lemnos

English

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Etymology

From the Greek Λήμνος (Límnos) and its etymon, the Ancient Greek Λῆμνος (Lêmnos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lemnos

  1. An island in northeastern Greece located in the Aegean Sea.

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Latin

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λῆμνος (Lêmnos).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈleːm.nos/, [ˈɫeːm.nɔs]

Proper noun

Lēmnos f (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, Greek type, with locative.

Case 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 North Aegean, Greece)
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