Artemisium

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek Ἀρτεμίσιον (Artemísion)

Proper noun

Artemisium

  1. A cape north of Euboea, Greece.

Translations


Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρτεμῑ́σιον (Artemī́sion).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ar.teˈmiː.si.um/, [ar.tɛˈmiː.si.ũ]

Proper noun

Artemīsium n (genitive Artemīsiī); second declension

  1. (geography) A promontory of Euboea
  2. A mountain forming the boundary between Argolis and Arcadia
  3. A fortress in Macedonia built at the mouth of the river Rechius
  4. A promontory of Caria

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
nominative Artemīsium
genitive Artemīsiī
dative Artemīsiō
accusative Artemīsium
ablative Artemīsiō
vocative Artemīsium

Further reading

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