Pallene

See also: pallene

English

Proper noun

Pallene

  1. (astronomy) A moon of Saturn.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Παλλήνη (Pallḗnē).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Pallēnē f (genitive Pallēnēs); first declension

  1. A peninsula and town of Chalcidice, where the battle between gods and giants took place

Inflection

First declension, Greek type.

Case Singular
Nominative Pallēnē
Genitive Pallēnēs
Dative Pallēnae
Accusative Pallēnēn
Ablative Pallēnē
Vocative Pallēnē

Derived terms
  • Pallēnaeus
  • Pallēnēnsis

See also

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