Mytilene

See also: Mytilène

English

Alternative forms

Mytilini, Mitylene

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μυτιλήνη (Mutilḗnē).

Proper noun

Mytilene

Lesbos.
The capital of Lesbos.

Translations

another name for Lesbos

Esperanto: Lesbo, Mitileno
Finnish: Mytilene
French: Mytilène (fr)
Greek: Μυτιλήνη (el) f (Mytilíni)
Ottoman Turkish: مدللی (Midilli)

capital of Lesbos

Finnish: Mytilene (ancient), Mytilíni (modern)
French: Mytilène (fr)
German: Mytilene
Greek: Μυτιλήνη (el) f (Mytilíni)
Italian: Mitilene
Ottoman Turkish: مدللی (Midilli)
Russian: Митиле́на f (Mitiléna), Митили́ни (ru) f (Mitilíni)
Spanish: Mitilene, Mitilini

Latin

Alternative forms

Mitylēnē

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μυτιλήνη (Mutilḗnē).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /my.tiˈleː.neː/, [mʏt̪ɪˈɫ̪eːneː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mi.tiˈle.ne/, [mit̪iˈlɛːne]

Proper noun

Mytilēnē f sg (genitive Mytilēnēs); first declension

Mytilene

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Mytilēnē
Genitive	Mytilēnēs
Dative	Mytilēnae
Accusative	Mytilēnēn
Ablative	Mytilēnē
Vocative	Mytilēnē
Locative	Mytilēnae

Derived terms

Mytilēnaeus
Mytilēnensis

References

Mytilene in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“Mytilene”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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