Belbina

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βέλβινα (Bélbina).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /belˈbiː.na/, [bɛɫ̪ˈbiːnä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /belˈbi.na/, [belˈbiːnä]

Proper noun

Belbīna f sg (genitive Belbīnae); first declension

1. An island of the Saronic Gulf near the promontory of Sunium

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Belbīna
genitive	Belbīnae
dative	Belbīnae
accusative	Belbīnam
ablative	Belbīnā
vocative	Belbīna

References

• Belbina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Belbina”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly