Asine
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀσίνη (Asínē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.sɪ.neː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.s̬i.ne]
Proper noun
Asinē f sg (genitive Asinēs); first declension
- A town of Messenia situated on the western side of the Messenian gulf
- A town of Argeia situated on the coast
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Asinē |
| genitive | Asinēs |
| dative | Asinae |
| accusative | Asinēn |
| ablative | Asinē |
| vocative | Asinē |
| locative | Asinēs |
Related terms
- Asinaeus
References
- “Asine”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Asine in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Asine”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly