Hermione

• Hermionë

From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῐόνη (Hermĭónē). Not related to German Hermine.

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hûrmīʹənĭ, IPA^(key): /həˈmaɪ.ə.nɪ/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /hɚˈmaɪ.ə.ni/^[1]
• Rhymes: -aɪəni

Hermione

1. (Greek mythology) Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes.
2. 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?”

3. An ancient town in Argolis, Greece.
4. The asteroid 121 Hermione.

• Hermione (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Hermione f

1. Hermione

• Hermiona

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμιόνη (Hermiónē).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [hɛrˈmi.ɔ.neː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [erˈmiː.o.ne]

Hermionē f sg (genitive Hermionēs); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Hermione
2. A city of Argolis

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

• Hermionēus
• Hermionius
• Hermionicus

• Italian: Ermione

• “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