Themiscyra

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θεμίσκυρα (Themískura).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /tʰe.misˈkyː.ra/, [t̪ʰɛmɪs̠ˈkyːrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /te.miʃˈʃi.ra/, [t̪emiʃˈʃiːrä]

Proper noun

Themiscȳra f sg (genitive Themiscȳrae); first declension

1. a town of Pontus near the mouth of the Thermodon

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Themiscȳra
genitive	Themiscȳrae
dative	Themiscȳrae
accusative	Themiscȳram
ablative	Themiscȳrā
vocative	Themiscȳra
locative	Themiscȳrae

Related terms

• Themiscȳraeus
• Themiscȳrēnus

References

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