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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Berenīcē

Berenīcē f sg (genitive Berenīcēs)
Classical[bɛ.rɛˈniː.keː]Ecclesiastical[be.reˈniː.t͡ʃe]

Meaning

  1. Berenice III of Egypt, queen of Egypt
  2. Berenice of Cilicia, a Jewish queen
  3. A city upon the Red Sea founded by Ptolemy II
  4. A city of Cyrenaica, now Benghazi
  5. a city in Cilicia
  6. A town of Arabia situated not far from Eilat

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeBerenīcē—
genitiveBerenīcēs—
dativeBerenīcae—
accusativeBerenīcēn—
ablativeBerenīcē—
vocativeBerenīcē—
locativeBerenīcēs—

Bĕrĕnīcē (in MSS. also Bĕrŏnīcē), ēs, f., = Βερενίκη.
I. A female name.
A. Daughter of Ptolemy Philadelphus and Arsinoë, and wife of her own brother, Ptolemy Euergetes; her beautiful hair was placed as a constellation in heaven (Coma or Crinis Berenices), Hyg. Astr. 2, 24; cf. the poem of Catullus: de Coma Berenices, 66, 1 sqq. (Another constellation of the same name, Plin. 2, 70, 71, § 178.)—Hence,
2. Bĕrĕnīcēus, a, um, adj., of Berenice: vertex, Cat. 66, 8.—
B. The daughter of the Jewish king Agrippa I., accused of incest, Juv. 6, 156 sqq.; Tac. H. 2, 2; 2, 81; Suet. Tit. 7; called uxor Titi, Aur. Vict. Epit. 10, 4; called Bernīcē, Vulg. Act. 25, 13.—
II. The name of several towns.
A. In Cyrenaica, earlier called Hesperis, now Benghazi, Plin. 5, 5, 5, § 31; Sol. 27, 54; Amm. 22, 16, 4.—Hence,
2. Bĕrĕnīcis, ĭdis, f., the region around Berenice: ardens, Luc. 9, 524: undosa, Sil. 3, 249; cf. Inscr. Orell. 3880.—
B. A town in Arabia, Mel. 3, 8, 7.—
C. A town on the Red Sea, Plin. 6, 29, 34, § 70; cf. Mel. 3, 8, 7.—
D. A town on the frontier of Egypt, Plin. 6, 23, 26, § 108; 6, 29, 33, § 168.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Βερενῑ́κη (Berenī́kē).

Descendants
  • CatalanBerenice
  • EnglishBerenice
  • FrenchBérénice
  • GermanBerenike
  • ItalianBerenice
  • OccitanBerenice
  • PortugueseBerenice
  • SpanishBerenice
  • Late LatinVeronīca
  • BasqueBerenize

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyBereniceBerenice 1. (Βερενίκη, Strab. xvi. p.770, xvii. p. 815; Plin. Nat. 6.23, 26, 29, 33; Steph. B. sub voce Arrian. Peripl. M. Rub.; Itin. Antonin. p. 173…Biography & mythologyBereniceBerenice. 3. Grand-daughter of Berenice, No. 1, and daughter of Magas, who was first governor and then king of Cyrene. Athenaeus (xv. p. 689a.) calls …GeographyBereniceBerenice a town in Arabia, the name by which Ezion-Geber was called in the time of Josephus. (Ant. 8.6.4.) It was situated on the Elanitic, or Eastern…

Quick answers

What does Berenīcē mean in Latin?
Berenīcē, a proper noun, means “A city upon the Red Sea founded by Ptolemy II; A city of Cyrenaica, now Benghazi; a city in Cilicia”.
What is the genitive of Berenīcē?
The genitive singular is Berenīcēs. Berenīcē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Berenīcē?
In classical Latin, [bɛ.rɛˈniː.keː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [be.reˈniː.t͡ʃe].