Methymna

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μήθυμνα (Mḗthumna).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /meːˈtʰym.na/, [meːˈt̪ʰʏmnä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /meˈtim.na/, [meˈt̪imnä]

Proper noun

Mēthymna f sg (genitive Mēthymnae); first declension

1. An important town of Lesbos, situated on the norther shore of the island

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Mēthymna
genitive	Mēthymnae
dative	Mēthymnae
accusative	Mēthymnam
ablative	Mēthymnā
vocative	Mēthymna
locative	Mēthymnae

Derived terms

• Mēthymnaeus
• Mēthymnias

References

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