Κλυταιμνήστρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From earlier Κλῠταιμήστρᾱ (Klutaimḗstrā), perhaps from κλῠτός (klutós, celebrated) + μήδομαι (mḗdomai, to plan, be cunning). Often mistakenly glossed as "famed for her suitors", based on the unrelated word μνάομαι (mnáomai, to woo, court).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Κλῠταιμνήστρᾱ (Klutaimnḗstrā) f (genitive Κλῠταιμνήστρᾱς); first declension

  1. A female given name: Clytemnestra

Inflection

Descendants

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,006
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