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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamémnōn, “very resolute”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Agamemnon
- (Greek mythology) One of the most distinguished heroes of Greek mythology. He is the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope and the brother of Menelaus. He is famous for rallying the Greeks in the Trojan War, yet infamous for the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia at the commencement of the war.
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamémnōn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Agamemnon m
- Agamemnon
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamémnōn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Agamemnōn m sg (genitive Agamemnonis); third declension
- (Greek mythology) Agamemnon.
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
References
- “Agamemnon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Agamemnon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Agamemnon”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Agamemnōn, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamémnōn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ɡaˈmɛm.nɔn/
- Rhymes: -ɛmnɔn
- Syllabification: A‧ga‧mem‧non
Proper noun
Agamemnon m pers
- (Greek mythology) Agamemnon (son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope and the brother of Menelaus, famous for rallying the Greeks in the Trojan War, yet infamous for the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia at the commencement of the war)
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Portuguese
Proper noun
Agamemnon m
- Alternative form of Agamenão