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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πορδοσελήνη (Pordoselḗnē).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pordoselēnē f sg (genitive Pordoselēnēs); first declension
- An island lying between Lesbos and the coast of Asia
- A town on this island
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
References
- “Pordoselene”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly