Minthe
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μινθη (Minthē, literally “Mint”).
Proper noun
Minthe
- (Greek mythology) A nymph (associated with Mount Minthe in southern Greece) with whom Hades had an affair before the taking of Persephone and she complained in jealousy that she is more nobler in form than Persephone(his wife) and when Demeter(her mother) heard of it, she trampled the nymph under her foot and turned the her into herb mint.
Translations
nymph
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μίνθη (Mínthē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmin.tʰeː/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmin.te/,
Proper noun
Minthē f sg (genitive Minthēs); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Minthē |
| genitive | Minthēs |
| dative | Minthae |
| accusative | Minthēn |
| ablative | Minthē |
| vocative | Minthē |
References
- “Elis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly