Cyane

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Latin

The river with some plants of papyrus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κυάνη (Kuánē).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cyanē f sg (genitive Cyanēs); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) A nymph, playmate of Proserpina
  2. A fountain in Syracusae
  3. A river near Syracusae which flows into the Anapus

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

singular
nominative Cyanē
genitive Cyanēs
dative Cyanae
accusative Cyanēn
ablative Cyanē
vocative Cyanē

Descendants

  • Italian: Ciane

References

  • Cyane in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Cyane”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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