Lerna

See also: lerna

Latin

Alternative forms
  • Lernē

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λέρνη (Lérnē).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lerna f sg (genitive Lernae); first declension

  1. (geography) A marsh situated near Argos, famous as the abode of the Hydra

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Lerna
Genitive Lernae
Dative Lernae
Accusative Lernam
Ablative Lernā
Vocative Lerna
  • Lernaeus

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