Ninive
See also: Nínive
Finnish
Etymology
From Latin Nīnevē (“Nineveh”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniniʋe/, [ˈniniʋe̞]
- Rhymes: -iniʋe
- Syllabification(key): Ni‧ni‧ve
Proper noun
Ninive
- Nineveh (an ancient city in Assyria, in modern Iraq, near Mosul)
See also
- Assyria
Anagrams
- viinen
French
Etymology
From Latin Nīnevē (“Nineveh”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ni.niv/
Proper noun
Ninive f
- Nineveh (an ancient city in Assyria, in modern Iraq, near Mosul)
See also
- Assyrie
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Nīnevē (“Nineveh”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈni.ni.ve/
- Rhymes: -inive
- Hyphenation: Nì‧ni‧ve
Proper noun
Ninive f
- Nineveh (an ancient city in Assyria, in modern Iraq, near Mosul)
See also
- Assiria
Anagrams
- innevi
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νινευή (Nineuḗ), ultimately from Akkadian 𒌷𒉌𒉡𒀀 (URUNI.NU.A)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈniː.ni.u̯eː/, [ˈniːniu̯eː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈni.ni.ve/, [ˈniːnive]
Proper noun
Nīnivē f sg (genitive Nīnivēs); first declension
- Alternative form of Nīnevē
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Nīnivē |
| Genitive | Nīnivēs |
| Dative | Nīnivēs |
| Accusative | Nīnivēn |
| Ablative | Nīnivē |
| Vocative | Nīnivē |
References
- “Ninive”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ninive in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette