Hymen

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English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὑμήν (Humḗn, “Hymen”) or Ὑμέναιος (Huménaios, “Hymenaios”).

Proper noun

Hymen

  1. (Greek mythology) The god of marriage and marriage ceremonies.
    • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “A Proposal of Marriage”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. , volume I, London: Henry Colburn, , →OCLC, page 131:
      "By the saffron robe of Hymen," cried Lord Norbourne, "but that would be a blessing! I own that I am no great friend to marriage in general; [...] If a young man has his way to make in the world, a wife is a dead weight upon his hands.

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Czech

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hymen m anim

  1. (Greek mythology) Hymen

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • Hymen in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Hymen in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Noun

Hymen m or n (strong, genitive Hymens, plural Hymen)

  1. hymen
    Synonym: Jungfernhäutchen

Declension

Declension of Hymen
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der, das Hymen die Hymen
genitive eines des Hymens der Hymen
dative einem dem Hymen den Hymen
accusative einen, ein den, das Hymen die Hymen

Proper noun

Hymen m (proper noun, strong, genitive Hymens or Hymen)

  1. Hymen (Greek god of marriage)
    Synonym: Hymenaios

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Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Hymēn, from Ancient Greek Ὑμήν (Humḗn).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hymen m pers

  1. (Greek mythology) Hymen, Hymenaeus, Hymenaios (Greek god of marriage)

Declension

Declension of Hymen
singular
nominative Hymen
genitive Hymena
dative Hymenowi
accusative Hymena
instrumental Hymenem
locative Hymenie
vocative Hymenie

Further reading

  • Hymen in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Hymen in PWN's encyclopedia
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