Cyllene

English

Proper noun

Cyllene

  1. (astronomy) One of the moons of Jupiter.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κυλλήνη (Kullḗnē).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kylˈleː.neː/, [kʏlˈlʲeːneː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃilˈle.ne/, [t͡ʃilˈlɛːne]

Proper noun

Cyllēnē f sg (genitive Cyllēnēs); first declension

  1. A mountain of Arcadia on which Hermes was born
  2. A town of the Epeii in Elis situated on the coast

Declension

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

Case Singular
Nominative Cyllēnē
Genitive Cyllēnēs
Dative Cyllēnae
Accusative Cyllēnēn
Ablative Cyllēnē
Vocative Cyllēnē
Locative Cyllēnae
  • Cyllēnius
  • Cyllēnēus
  • Cyllēnis

References
  • “Cyllene”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Cyllene in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “Cyllene”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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