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Hecuba

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See also: Hécuba

English

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Etymology

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From Latin Hecuba, from Ancient Greek Ἑκάβη (Hekábē).

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Hecuba

  1. (Greek mythology) the wife of King Priam of Troy, the mother of Hector, Paris and Cassandra

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἑκάβη (Hekábē).

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Proper noun

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Hecuba f sg (genitive Hecubae); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) The wife of Priamus who changed through rage into a dog
  2. An ugly old woman

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Hecuba
genitive Hecubae
dative Hecubae
accusative Hecubam
ablative Hecubā
vocative Hecuba

References

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  • Hecuba”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Hecuba in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.