Ismene
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ἰσμήνη (Ismḗnē, “sister of Antigone”); see Ismene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Proper noun[edit]
Ismene f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – Peruvian daffodils, native to Peru and Ecuador but widely cultivated elsewhere for their flowers.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Crambidae – a single species of moth, endemic to Egypt.
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus of Amaryllidaceae): Ismene amancaes - type species; Ismene hawkesii, Ismene longipetala, Ismene morrisonii, Ismene pedunculata, Ismene ringens, Ismene sublimis, Ismene vargasii - other species
- Ismene × deflexa, Ismene × spofforthiae (nothospecies)
- (genus of Crambidae): Ismene pelusia - sole species
References[edit]
- plant
- Ismene (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ismene (Amaryllidaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies (includes links to invalid namings and a renamed genus)
- Ismene on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- moth
- Ismene (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ismene (Crambinae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Ismene (Crambidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ἰσμήνη (Ismḗnē).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ismene
- A female given name from Ancient Greek
- (Greek mythology) A daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta, and sister of Antigone, Eteocles and Polynices.
- 2012, André Lardinois, “5: Antigone”, in Kirk Ormand, editor, A Companion to Sophocles, Wiley-Blackwell, page 65:
- Ismene and the Guard are the opposite of Antigone and Creon, yet for a full understanding of the human condition they are equally important.
- (Greek mythology) A daughter of the river-god Asopus by the nymph Metope.
- (Greek mythology) A daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta, and sister of Antigone, Eteocles and Polynices.
- (astronomy) The main belt asteroid 190 Ismene.
Usage notes[edit]
- (daughter of Oedipus):
- Appears as a character in several plays by Sophocles, as well as Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes.
- (daughter of Asopus):
- Named in the Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus.
Further reading[edit]
- Ismene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ismene (daughter of Asopus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- 190 Ismene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰσμήνη (Ismḗnē).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /isˈmeː.neː/, [ɪs̠ˈmeːneː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /isˈme.ne/, [izˈmɛːne]
Proper noun[edit]
Ismēnē f sg (genitive Ismēnēs); first declension
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Ismēnē |
Genitive | Ismēnēs |
Dative | Ismēnae |
Accusative | Ismēnēn |
Ablative | Ismēnē |
Vocative | Ismēnē |
References[edit]
- Ismene in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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