Methone

English

Etymology

From Latin Methōnē, from Ancient Greek Μεθώνη (Methṓnē). Doublet of Methoni and Modon.

Proper noun

Methone

  1. (historical) An ancient city near present-day Methoni in Peloponnese, Greece.
  2. (historical) An ancient city-state near present-day Methoni in Central Macedonia, Greece.
  3. (historical) An ancient city-state near present-day Ano Lechonia in Thessaly, Greece.
  4. (historical) Former name of Methana, a city in Attica, Greece.
  5. (Greek mythology) One of the Alkyonides.
  6. (astronomy) A small satellite of Saturn.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μεθώνη (Methṓnē).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Methōnē f sg (genitive Methōnēs); first declension

  1. Methoni (a village in Peloponnese, Greece)
  2. (historical) Methone (an ancient city near present-day Methoni in Peloponnese, Greece)
  3. Methoni (a village in Central Macedonia, Greece)
  4. (historical) Methone (an ancient city-state near present-day Methoni in Central Macedonia, Greece)
  5. (historical) Methone (an ancient city-state near present-day Ano Lechonia in Thessaly, Greece)
  6. (historical) Former name of Methana, Methana (a city in Attica, Greece)

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Methōnē
Genitive Methōnēs
Dative Methōnae
Accusative Methōnēn
Ablative Methōnē
Vocative Methōnē
Locative Methōnae

Descendants
  • Dutch: Methone
  • English: Methone
  • French: Méthone
  • German: Methone
  • Italian: Metone
  • Spanish: Metone

References
  • Methone in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Methone”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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