English

Alternative forms

• Limnos

Proper noun

Lemnos

1. An island in northeastern Greece located in the Aegean Sea.

Translations

Anagrams

• lemons, melons, solemn

Latin

Alternative forms

• Lēmnus

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek Λῆμνος ‎(Lêmnos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈleːm.nos/, [ˈɫeːm.nɔs]

Proper noun

Lēmnos f ‎(genitive Lēmnī); second declension

1. Lemnos (an island in the northeastern Aegaean Sea)

Usage notes

• Nouns of feminine gender are rare in this declension; Lēmnos inherits its feminine gender from the Ancient Greek Λῆμνος.

Declension

Second declension, Greek type, with locative.

Synonyms

• (Lemnos: an island in the northeastern Aegaean Sea): Hypsipylē

References

• Lemnos and Lemnus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Lemnŏs (-us)”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 898/3.
• Lemnos in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• “Lemnos (⁓us)” on page 1,015/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Lemnos f

1. Lemnos (an island and regional unit of North Aegean, Greece)

Romanian

Adjective

lemnos m, n ‎(feminine singular lemnoasă, masculine plural lemnoși, feminine and neuter plural lemnoase)

1. wooden
2. woody, ligneous, woodlike

Declension

Related terms

• lemn