Aegina

Aegina

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἴγινα (Aígina).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈd͡ʒaɪnə/

Proper noun

Aegina

1. (Greek mythology) A nymph of the island that bears her name.
2. (astronomy) 91 Aegina, a main belt asteroid.
3. (geography) An island in Greece.

Derived terms

• Aeginetan

Translations

island

French: Égine (fr) f Greek: Αίγινα (el) f (Aígina) Ancient: Αἴγῑνα f (Aígīna) Polish: Egina (pl) f Portuguese: Egina f Russian: Эги́на (Egína)

Anagrams

• againe

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἴγινα (Aígina).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ae̯ˈɡiː.na/, [äe̯ˈɡiːnä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈd͡ʒi.na/, [eˈd͡ʒiːnä]

Proper noun

Aegīna f sg (genitive Aegīnae); first declension

1. Aegina

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Aegīna
Genitive	Aegīnae
Dative	Aegīnae
Accusative	Aegīnam
Ablative	Aegīnā
Vocative	Aegīna

Related terms

• Aegīnensis
• Aegīnēta

References

• “Aegina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Aegina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• “Aegina”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly