Nineve

Latin

Alternative forms

• Nīnivē

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Νινευή (Nineuḗ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈniː.ne.u̯eː/, [ˈniːneu̯eː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈni.ne.ve/, [ˈniːneve]

Proper noun

Nīnevē f sg (genitive Nīnevēs); first declension

1. Nineveh (an ancient city in Assyria)

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	Nīnevē
genitive	Nīnevēs
dative	Nīnevēs
accusative	Nīnevēn
ablative	Nīnevē
vocative	Nīnevē
locative	Nīnevae

Derived terms

• nīnevītus
• Nīnevītae
• nīnevīticus