Nemee
See also: nemea
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νεμέα (Neméa).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈne.me.eː/, [ˈnɛmeː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈne.me.e/, [ˈnɛːmeː]
Proper noun
Nemeē f sg (genitive Nemeēs); first declension
- Alternative form of Nemea, a valley situated near Cleonae in southern Greece, where Hercules slew the Nemean Lion
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Nemeē |
| Genitive | Nemeēs |
| Dative | Nemeae |
| Accusative | Nemeēn |
| Ablative | Nemeē |
| Vocative | Nemeē |
Related terms
- Nemaeus
References
- “Nemee”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Nemee in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Nemee”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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