Casmenae

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κασμέναι (Kasménai).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkas.me.nae̯/, [ˈkäs̠mɛnäe̯]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkas.me.ne/, [ˈkäzmene]

Proper noun

Casmenae f pl (genitive Casmenārum); first declension

A colony of Sicily, founded by Syracusans in 644 BC, located on the Hyblaean Mountains, near modern Buscemi

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Casmenae
Genitive	Casmenārum
Dative	Casmenīs
Accusative	Casmenās
Ablative	Casmenīs
Vocative	Casmenae
Locative	Casmenīs

Descendants

Italian: Casmene
English: Casmenae
Sicilian: Càsmini, Casmeni

References

“Casmenae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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