Messene

See also: messene

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μεσσήνη (Messḗnē), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀕𐀼𐀙 (me-za-na). Doublet of Messina.

Proper noun

Messene

1. An ancient Greek city in the southwest Peloponnesus and new capital of the region of Messenia.

Anagrams

• nemeses

Latin

Alternative forms

• Messēna

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεσσήνη (Messḗnē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [mɛsˈseː.neː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [mesˈsɛː.ne]

Proper noun

Messēnē f sg (genitive Messēnēs); first declension

1. The capital of Messenia, built under the direction of Epaminondas

Declension

First-declension noun (feminine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ē), with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Messēnē
genitive	Messēnēs
dative	Messēnae
accusative	Messēnēn
ablative	Messēnē
vocative	Messēnē
locative	Messēnēs

Related terms

• Messēnia
• Messēniī
• Messēnius

References

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