Thisbe
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English
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Thisbe
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) One of a pair of ill-fated lovers, whose story forms part of Ovid's Metamorphoses.
- (astronomy) 88 Thisbe, a main belt asteroid; named for Thisbe, heroine of said Roman tale.
Translations
[edit]Asteroid
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Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θίσβη (Thísbē).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtʰis.beː/, [ˈt̪ʰɪs̠beː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtis.be/, [ˈt̪izbe]
Proper noun
[edit]Thisbē f sg (genitive Thisbēs); first declension
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Thisbē |
genitive | Thisbēs |
dative | Thisbae |
accusative | Thisbēn |
ablative | Thisbē |
vocative | Thisbē |
locative | Thisbae |
References
[edit]- “Thisbe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Thisbe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Thisbe”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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