proper noun · femininefirst declension
Arnē
Arnē f sg (genitive Arnēs)
Classical[ˈar.neː]Ecclesiastical[ˈar.ne]
Meaning
- A town of Thessaly, colony of Boeotia
- A town of Boeotia
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Arnē | — |
| genitive | Arnēs | — |
| dative | Arnae | — |
| accusative | Arnēn | — |
| ablative | Arnē | — |
| vocative | Arnē | — |
| locative | Arnēs | — |
Arnē, ēs, f., = Ἄρνη.
I. A town in Bœotia, Stat. Th. 7, 331.—
II. A town in Thessaly, a colony of Bœotia, now Mataranga, Plin. 4, 7, 14, § 28.
Arnē, ēs, f., = Ἄρνη,
I. a woman who betrayed her country (the island Siphnos), and was changed into a jackdaw, Ov. M. 7, 465.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄρνη (Árnē).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyArneArne (Ἄρνη: Eth. Ἀρναἰος). 1. The chief town of the Aeolian Boeotians in Thessaly, which was said to have derived its name from Arne, a daughter of Ae…Biography & mythologyArneArne (Ἄρρνη). 1. A daughter of Aeolus, from whom the Boeotian town Arne (afterwards called Chaeroneia), as well as the Thessalian Arne, were believed …