Nemea
See also: nemea
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νεμέα (Neméa).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈne.me.a/, [ˈnɛmeä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈne.me.a/, [ˈnɛːmeä]
Proper noun
[edit]Nemea f sg (genitive Nemeae); first declension
- A valley situated near Cleonae in southern Greece, where Hercules slew the Nemean Lion
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Nemea |
| genitive | Nemeae |
| dative | Nemeae |
| accusative | Nemeam |
| ablative | Nemeā |
| vocative | Nemea |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Nemea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Nemea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Nemea”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly