Cyrene
See also: Cyrène
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κυρήνη (Kurḗnē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saɪˈɹiːni/
Proper noun
Cyrene
- An Ancient Greek colony in North Africa near the coast of Mediterranean Sea in the Cyrenaica region of present-day Libya.
Related terms
Translations
an Ancient Greek colony in North Africa
Latin
Alternative forms
- Cȳrēnae
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κῡρήνη (Kūrḗnē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kyːˈreː.neː/
Proper noun
Cȳrēnē f (genitive Cȳrēnēs); first declension
- Cyrene (a city in Libya, now Kuren)
- Cyrene (a nymph, mother of Aristaeus)
- Cyrene (a nymph, mother of Idmon)
- Cyrene (a fountain in Thessaly)
Declension
First declension, Greek type.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Cȳrēnē |
| genitive | Cȳrēnēs |
| dative | Cȳrēnae |
| accusative | Cȳrēnēn |
| ablative | Cȳrēnē |
| vocative | Cȳrēnē |
Derived terms
- Cȳrēnēnsis
References
- Cȳrēnē in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cȳrēnē in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Portuguese
Proper noun
Cyrene f
- Obsolete spelling of Cirena (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).
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