Salamis
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Translingual
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σαλαμίς (Salamís, “a nymph in Greek mythology”).
Proper noun
Salamis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – mother-of-pearl butterflies.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Papilionoidea - superfamily; Papilioniformes - series; Nymphalidae - family; Nymphalinae - subfamily; Junoniini - tribe
References
Salamis (butterfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Nymphalinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Salamis (Nymphalidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σαλαμίς (Salamís).
Proper noun
Salamis
- The largest island in the Saronic Gulf, near Athens, Greece, where a famous battle in the Persian Wars took place.
- An ancient Greek city in Cyprus.
- (Greek mythology) A nymph, the daughter of Asopus and Metope, who was carried away by Poseidon to the island that bears her name.
Translations
island in the Saronic Gulf
Anagrams
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Pronunciation
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Noun
Salamis f
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σαλαμίς (Salamís).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈsa.la.miːs/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsa.la.mis/,
Proper noun
Salamīs f sg (genitive Salamīnis); third declension
- Salamis (the largest island in the Saronic Gulf off Athens, in modern Greece)
- Salamis (ancient Greek city in Cyprus)
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Salamīs |
| Genitive | Salamīnis |
| Dative | Salamīnī |
| Accusative | Salamīnem Salamīna |
| Ablative | Salamīne |
| Vocative | Salamīs |
| Locative | Salamīnī Salamīne |
Descendants
- Italian: Salamina
References
- “Salamis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Salamis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.