Lerna
See also: lerna
Latin
Alternative forms
- Lernē
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λέρνη (Lérnē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫɛr.na]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlɛr.na]
Proper noun
Lerna f sg (genitive Lernae); first declension
- an ancient marshy region and former lake situated near Argos in modern southern Greece, famous as the abode of the Hydra
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Lerna |
| genitive | Lernae |
| dative | Lernae |
| accusative | Lernam |
| ablative | Lernā |
| vocative | Lerna |
Related terms
- Lernaeus
References
- “Lerna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Lerna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Lerna”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly