Clepsina
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /klepˈsiː.na/, [kɫ̪ɛpˈs̠iːnä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /klepˈsi.na/, [klepˈsiːnä]
Proper noun
Clepsīna m sg (genitive Clepsīnae); first declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Lucius Genucius Clepsina, a Roman consul
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Clepsīna |
| Genitive | Clepsīnae |
| Dative | Clepsīnae |
| Accusative | Clepsīnam |
| Ablative | Clepsīnā |
| Vocative | Clepsīna |
References
- “Clepsina”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray