Cyllene

English

Proper noun

Cyllene

1. (astronomy) One of the moons of Jupiter.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κυλλήνη (Kullḗnē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kylˈleː.neː/, [kʏlˈlʲeːneː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃilˈle.ne/, [t͡ʃilˈlɛːne]

Proper noun

Cyllēnē f sg (genitive Cyllēnēs); first declension

1. A mountain of Arcadia on which Hermes was born
2. A town of the Epeii in Elis situated on the coast

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cyllēnē
Genitive	Cyllēnēs
Dative	Cyllēnae
Accusative	Cyllēnēn
Ablative	Cyllēnē
Vocative	Cyllēnē
Locative	Cyllēnae

Related terms

• Cyllēnius
• Cyllēnēus
• Cyllēnis

Descendants

• Italian: Cillene, Cilene

References

• “Cyllene”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Cyllene in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Cyllene”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Turkish

Proper noun

Cyllene

1. (astronomy) Cyllene