Cyllene

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English

Proper noun

Cyllene

  1. (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

  1. A mountain of Arcadia on which Hermes was born
  2. A town of the Epeii in Elis situated on the coast

Declension

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

Case Singular
Nominative Cyllēnē
Genitive Cyllēnēs
Dative Cyllēnae
Accusative Cyllēnēn
Ablative Cyllēnē
Vocative Cyllēnē
Locative Cyllēnae

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

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Proper noun

Cyllene

  1. (astronomy) Cyllene