Nemea
See also: nemea
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Νεμέα (Neméa).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈne.me.a/, [ˈnɛmeä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈne.me.a/, [ˈnɛːmeä]
Proper noun
editNemea f sg (genitive Nemeae); first declension
- A valley situated near Cleonae in southern Greece, where Hercules slew the Nemean Lion
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Nemea |
Genitive | Nemeae |
Dative | Nemeae |
Accusative | Nemeam |
Ablative | Nemeā |
Vocative | Nemea |
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “Nemea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Nemea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Nemea”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly