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Cyllene

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English

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Proper noun

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Cyllene

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

Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κυλλήνη (Kullḗnē).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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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

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

singular
nominative Cyllēnē
genitive Cyllēnēs
dative Cyllēnae
accusative Cyllēnēn
ablative Cyllēnē
vocative Cyllēnē
locative Cyllēnae
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Descendants

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References

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  • 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

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Proper noun

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Cyllene

  1. (astronomy) Cyllene