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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πυλήνη (Pulḗnē).
Proper noun
Pylēnē f sg (genitive Pylēnēs); first declension
- A town in Aetolia situated between the rivers Achelous and Evenus
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
References
- “Pylene”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Pylene in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.