Dodona
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Dodona f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Riodinidae – certain butterflies called Punches.
Hypernyms
- (genus):
Hyponyms
- (genus): Dodona durga (common Punch) - type species
References
Dodona (butterfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Dodona on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
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English
Etymology
From Latin Dōdōna, from Ancient Greek Δωδώνη (Dōdṓnē).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Do‧do‧na
Proper noun
Dodona
- (historical) A town and religious shrine of ancient in Greece.
- (informal) Dodoni, the present settlement at the site, in modern Greece's Ioannina prefecture.
Synonyms
- (modern): Dodoni
Related terms
Translations
Latin
Etymology
From Doric Greek Δωδώνᾱ (Dōdṓnā); cognate with Attic Greek Δωδώνη (Dōdṓnē).
Proper noun
Dōdōna f sg (genitive Dōdōnae); first declension
- (historical) Dodona, a town and religious shrine in ancient Greece.
- (New Latin) Dodoni, the modern Greek town at the site of ancient Dodona
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Dōdōna |
| Genitive | Dōdōnae |
| Dative | Dōdōnae |
| Accusative | Dōdōnam |
| Ablative | Dōdōnā |
| Vocative | Dōdōna |
| Locative | Dōdōnae |