Methone

English

Etymology

From Latin Methōnē, from Ancient Greek Μεθώνη (Methṓnē). Doublet of Methoni and Modon.

Proper noun

Methone

1. (historical) An ancient city near present-day Methoni in Peloponnese, Greece.
2. (historical) An ancient city-state near present-day Methoni in Central Macedonia, Greece.
3. (historical) An ancient city-state near present-day Ano Lechonia in Thessaly, Greece.
4. (historical) Former name of Methana, a city in Attica, Greece.
5. (Greek mythology) One of the Alkyonides.
6. (astronomy) A small satellite of Saturn.

Translations

Ancient Greek cities — see also Methoni

• Dutch: Methone
• French: Méthone (fr)
• German: Methone
• Greek:

  Ancient: Μεθώνη (Methṓnē)

• Italian: Metone
• Latin: Methōnē
• Marathi: मेथोने (methone)
• Russian: Метони (Metoni)
• Spanish: Metone

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μεθώνη (Methṓnē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /meˈtʰoː.neː/, [mɛˈt̪ʰoːneː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /meˈto.ne/, [meˈt̪ɔːne]

Proper noun

Methōnē f sg (genitive Methōnēs); first declension

1. Methoni (a village in Peloponnese, Greece)
2. (historical) Methone (an ancient city near present-day Methoni in Peloponnese, Greece)
3. Methoni (a village in Central Macedonia, Greece)
4. (historical) Methone (an ancient city-state near present-day Methoni in Central Macedonia, Greece)
5. (historical) Methone (an ancient city-state near present-day Ano Lechonia in Thessaly, Greece)
6. (historical) Former name of Methana, Methana (a city in Attica, Greece)

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	Methōnē
genitive	Methōnēs
dative	Methōnae
accusative	Methōnēn
ablative	Methōnē
vocative	Methōnē
locative	Methōnae

Descendants

• Dutch: Methone
• English: Methone
• French: Méthone
• German: Methone
• Italian: Metone
• Spanish: Metone

References

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