Damascene

See also: damascene and damascène

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Δαμασκηνός (Damaskēnós).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdæməˌsiːn/[1]
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌdæməˈsiːn/
    • Rhymes: -iːn

Adjective

Damascene (comparative more Damascene, superlative most Damascene)

  1. Of or relating to Damascus.
Derived terms
Translations

Noun

Damascene (plural Damascenes)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Damascus.
Translations

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek Δαμασκηνή (Damaskēnḗ).

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -iːni

Proper noun

Damascene

  1. The region of Damascus.
    • 2013, The Arabs in Antiquity‎:
      [...] how Alexander Jannaeus, after a treaty with a king in Petra who controlled the whole area from Elat to Damascene [...]
Translations

References
  1. “Damascene”, in Collins English Dictionary.

Damascene in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /da.masˈkeː.neː/, [d̪ämäs̠ˈkeːneː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /da.maʃˈʃe.ne/, [d̪ämäʃˈʃɛːne]

Proper noun

Damascēnē f sg (genitive Damascēnēs); first declension

  1. Alternative form of Damascēna (“Damascene (a region of Syria)”)

Declension

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

Case Singular
Nominative Damascēnē
Genitive Damascēnēs
Dative Damascēnae
Accusative Damascēnēn
Ablative Damascēnē
Vocative Damascēnē
Locative Damascēnae

References
  • Damascene in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Adjective

Damascēne

  1. vocative masculine singular of Damascēnus
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