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English
Proper noun
Cyllene
- (astronomy) One of the moons of Jupiter.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κυλλήνη (Kullḗnē).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cyllēnē f sg (genitive Cyllēnēs); first declension
- A mountain of Arcadia on which Hermes was born
- A town of the Epeii in Elis situated on the coast
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
Descendants
References
- “Cyllene”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cyllene in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Cyllene”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Turkish
Proper noun
Cyllene
- (astronomy) Cyllene