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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
- IPA(key): /kly.tai̯m.nɛ̌ːs.traː/ → /kly.tɛmˈnis.tra/ → /kli.temˈnis.tra/
Proper noun
Κλῠταιμνήστρᾱ • (Klutaimnḗstrā) f (genitive Κλῠταιμνήστρᾱς); first declension
- 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