Commagene

See also: Commagène

English

Commagene within the Armenian Empire

Alternative forms

• Comagene
• Commagena, Comagena

Etymology

From Latin Commagēnē, from Ancient Greek Κομμαγηνή (Kommagēnḗ).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /kɑːməˈd͡ʒiːni/
• Rhymes: -iːni

Proper noun

Commagene

2. (historical) An ancient Armenian kingdom in northeastern Anatolia, modern Turkey, with a capital at Samosata.

Derived terms

• Commagenian

Translations

ancient mountainous region

• Armenian: Կոմմագենե (Kommagene)
• French: Commagène (fr) f
• German: Kommagene
• Greek:

  Ancient: Κομμαγηνή (Kommagēnḗ)

• Latin: Commagene
• Portuguese: Comagene f
• Russian: Коммагена (Kommagena)
• Swedish: Kommagene

Latin

Commagene (in red) on a map of the provinces of the Roman Empire circa AD 120.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κομμαγηνή (Kommagēnḗ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kom.maˈɡeː.neː/, [kɔmːäˈɡeːneː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kom.maˈd͡ʒe.ne/, [komːäˈd͡ʒɛːne]

Proper noun

Commagēnē f sg (genitive Commagēnēs); first declension

1. (historical) Commagene (An ancient Armenian kingdom in northeastern Anatolia, modern Turkey, with a capital at Samosata)

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	Commagēnē
genitive	Commagēnēs
dative	Commagēnae
accusative	Commagēnēn
ablative	Commagēnē
vocative	Commagēnē
locative	Commagēnae

References

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