Messene

See also: messene

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μεσσήνη (Messḗnē), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀕𐀼𐀙 (me-za-na). Doublet of Messina.

Proper noun

Messene

1. An ancient Greek city in the southwest Peloponnesus and new capital of the region of Messenia.

Anagrams

• nemeses

Latin

Alternative forms

• Messēna

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεσσήνη (Messḗnē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /mesˈseː.neː/, [mɛs̠ˈs̠eːneː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mesˈse.ne/, [mesˈsɛːne]

Proper noun

Messēnē f sg (genitive Messēnēs); first declension

1. The capital of Messenia, built under the direction of Epaminondas

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Messēnē
Genitive	Messēnēs
Dative	Messēnae
Accusative	Messēnēn
Ablative	Messēnē
Vocative	Messēnē
Locative	Messēnae

Related terms

• Messēnia
• Messēniī
• Messēnius

References

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