Agamemnon
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamémnōn, “very resolute”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæɡəˈmɛmnɒn/, /ˌæɡəˈmɛmnən/
Proper noun
editAgamemnon
- (Greek mythology) One of the most distinguished heroes of Greek mythology. He is the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope and the brother of Menelaus. He is famous for rallying the Greeks in the Trojan War, yet infamous for the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia at the commencement of the war.
Coordinate terms
editTranslations
editGreek hero
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Further reading
editFrench
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamémnōn).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAgamemnon m
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamémnōn).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /a.ɡaˈmem.noːn/, [äɡäˈmɛmnoːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.ɡaˈmem.non/, [äɡäˈmɛmnon]
Proper noun
editAgamemnōn m sg (genitive Agamemnonis); third declension
Declension
editThird-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Agamemnōn |
Genitive | Agamemnonis |
Dative | Agamemnonī |
Accusative | Agamemnona |
Ablative | Agamemnone |
Vocative | Agamemnōn |
References
edit- “Agamemnon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Agamemnon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Agamemnon”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Polish
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin Agamemnōn, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamémnōn).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAgamemnon m pers
- (Greek mythology) Agamemnon (son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope and the brother of Menelaus, famous for rallying the Greeks in the Trojan War, yet infamous for the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia at the commencement of the war)
Declension
editDeclension of Agamemnon
singular | |
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nominative | Agamemnon |
genitive | Agamemnona |
dative | Agamemnonowi |
accusative | Agamemnona |
instrumental | Agamemnonem |
locative | Agamemnonie |
vocative | Agamemnonie |
Further reading
edit- Agamemnon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
editProper noun
editAgamemnon m
- Alternative form of Agamenão
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