Thenae

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Θεναί (Thenaí).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰe.nae̯/, [ˈt̪ʰɛnäe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ne/, [ˈt̪ɛːne]

Proper noun

Thenae f pl (genitive Thenārum); first declension

1. a town of Crete situated near Cnossus
2. A maritime city in Africa

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Thenae
genitive	Thenārum
dative	Thenīs
accusative	Thenās
ablative	Thenīs
vocative	Thenae
locative	Thenīs

References

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