Helicon

See also: helicon

English

Proper noun

Helicon

1. A mountain of Boeotia sacred to Apollo and the Muses.

Derived terms

• Heliconian

Anagrams

• Nichole, choline

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑλικών (Helikṓn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhe.li.koːn/, [ˈhɛlʲɪkoːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.li.kon/, [ˈɛːlikon]

Proper noun

Helicōn m sg (genitive Helicōnis); third declension

1. A mountain of Boeotia sacred to Apollo and the Muses

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Helicōn
genitive	Helicōnis
dative	Helicōnī
accusative	Helicōnem
ablative	Helicōne
vocative	Helicōn

Related terms

• Helicōnis
• Helicōnius

References

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