Hypsipyle

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English

Etymology

From Latin Hypsipylē and its etymon, the Ancient Greek Ῠ̔ψῐπῠ́λη (Hupsipúlē).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hypsipyle

  1. (Greek mythology) The daughter of Thoas and Myrina, queen of Lemnos at the time of the curse by Aphrodite, the island’s subsequent androcide, and the Argonauts’ two-year sojourn on the island, during which time she bore Jason twin sons.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῠ̔ψῐπῠ́λη (Hupsipúlē).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hypsipylē f sg (genitive Hypsipylēs); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Hypsipyle (Lemnian queen)
  2. Synonym of Lēmnos (Lemnos (an island in the northeastern Aegaean Sea))

Declension

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

singular
nominative Hypsipylē
genitive Hypsipylēs
dative Hypsipylae
accusative Hypsipylēn
ablative Hypsipylē
vocative Hypsipylē

Descendants

  • English: Hypsipyle
  • French: Hypsipyle

References

Further reading

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