Messenia
English
Alternative forms
- Messinia
Proper noun
Messenia
- A region in southwestern Peloponnese which has its modern capital at Kalamata. The original capital was at Messene.
Translations
region
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Anagrams
- Eisemans, Misesean, nemesias
Latin
Map of ancient Messenia
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεσσηνία (Messēnía).
Proper noun
Messēnia f (genitive Messēniae); first declension
- Messenia
Declension
First declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Messēnia |
| Genitive | Messēniae |
| Dative | Messēniae |
| Accusative | Messēniam |
| Ablative | Messēniā |
| Vocative | Messēnia |
References
- Messene in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Messenia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Messenia in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly