Salamis
See also: salamis
Translingual
![](Images/wiktionary/Nymphalid_Butterfly_(Salamis_anteva)_(8350744456).jpg.webp)
Salamis anteva
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σαλαμίς (Salamís, “a nymph in Greek mythology”).
Proper noun
Salamis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – the mother-of-pearl butterflies.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Lepidoptera - order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Papilionoidea - superfamily; Papilioniformes - series; Nymphalidae - family; Nymphalinae - subfamily; Junoniini - tribe
References
Salamis (butterfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Nymphalinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Salamis (Nymphalidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σαλαμίς (Salamís).
Proper noun
Salamis
- The largest island in the Saronic Gulf off Athens, Greece, where a famous battle in the Persian Wars took place.
- An ancient Greek city in Cyprus.
- (Greek mythology) A nymph, the daughter of Asopus and Metope, who was carried away by Poseidon to the island that bears her name.
Translations
island in the Saronic Gulf
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city in Cyprus
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Anagrams
- alismas
German
Pronunciation
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Noun
Salamis f
- plural of Salami
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σαλαμίς (Salamís).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsa.la.miːs/, [ˈs̠äɫ̪ämiːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsa.la.mis/, [ˈsäːlämis]
Proper noun
Salamīs f sg (genitive Salamīnis); third declension
- Salamis (the largest island in the Saronic Gulf off Athens, in modern Greece)
- Salamis (ancient Greek city in Cyprus)
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Salamīs |
Genitive | Salamīnis |
Dative | Salamīnī |
Accusative | Salamīnem Salamīna |
Ablative | Salamīne |
Vocative | Salamīs |
Locative | Salamīnī Salamīne |
References
- “Salamis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Salamis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette