Hecuba

See also: Hécuba

English

Alternative forms

Hecabe, Hekabe

Etymology

From Latin Hecuba, from Ancient Greek Ἑκάβη (Hekábē).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛkjʊbə/

Proper noun

Hecuba

(Greek mythology) the wife of King Priam of Troy, the mother of Hector, Paris and the Cassandra

Translations

the wife of King Priam

Armenian: Հեկուբ (Hekub), Հեկուբե (Hekube)
French: Hécube (fr)
German: Hekabe, Hekuba
Greek: Εκάβη (el) (Ekávi)
Ancient: Ἑκάβη (Hekábē)

Italian: Ecuba, Ecabe
Latin: Hecuba, Hecubē
Russian: Геку́ба (ru) (Gekúba), Гека́ба (Gekába)
Spanish: Hécuba
Swedish: Hekabe

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑκάβη (Hekábē).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈhe.ku.ba/, [ˈhɛ.kʊ.ba]

Proper noun

Hecuba f (genitive Hecubae); first declension

(Greek mythology) The wife of Priamus who changed trough rage into a dog
An ugly old woman

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular
nominative	Hecuba
genitive	Hecubae
dative	Hecubae
accusative	Hecubam
ablative	Hecubā
vocative	Hecuba

References

Hecuba in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Hecuba in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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