Hermione
See also: Hermionë
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῐόνη (Hermiónē). Not related to German Hermine.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hûrmīʹənĭ, IPA(key): /həˈmaɪ.ə.nɪ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /hɚˈmaɪ.ə.ni/[1]
- Rhymes: -aɪəni
Proper noun
Hermione
- (Greek mythology) Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek
- c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
- Hermione, queen to the worthy Leontes, King of Sicilia, thou art here accused and arraigned of high treason
- 1997, J. K. Rowling, “The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters”, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, pages 105–106:
- “Are you sure that’s a real spell?” said the girl. “Well, it’s not very good, is it? I’ve tried a few simple spells just for practise and it’s all worked for me… I’m Hermione Granger, by the way, who are you?”
- An ancient town in Argolis, Greece.
- The asteroid 121 Hermione.
Translations
Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes
References
- “Hermione”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Further reading
Hermione (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Latin
Alternative forms
- Hermiona
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἑρμιόνη (Hermiónē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /herˈmi.o.neː/, [hɛrˈmiɔneː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /erˈmi.o.ne/, [erˈmiːone]
Proper noun
Hermionē f sg (genitive Hermionēs); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Hermionē |
Genitive | Hermionēs |
Dative | Hermionae |
Accusative | Hermionēn |
Ablative | Hermionē |
Vocative | Hermionē |
Locative | Hermionae |
Related terms
- Hermionēus
- Hermionius
- Hermionicus
Descendants
- Italian: Ermione
References
- “Hermione”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Hermione in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Hermione”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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