proper noun · femininefirst declension
Cleōnae
Cleōnae f pl (genitive Cleōnārum)
Classical[kɫeˈoː.nae̯]Ecclesiastical[kleˈɔː.ne]
Meaning
- A city of Peloponnesus situated between Corinthus and Argos
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Cleōnae |
| genitive | — | Cleōnārum |
| dative | — | Cleōnīs |
| accusative | — | Cleōnās |
| ablative | — | Cleōnīs |
| vocative | — | Cleōnae |
| locative | — | Cleōnīs |
Clĕōnae, ārum (Clĕōna, ae, Mel. 2, 2, 9), f., = Κλεωναί.
I. A small town in Argolis, near Nemea, where Hercules killed the lion, now Clenia, Liv. 33, 14, 11; Ov. M. 6, 417; Plin. 4, 5, 6, § 12.—Hence,
B. Clĕōnaeus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Cleonœ:
ager, Liv. 33, 14, 7: leo, i. e. the Nemean lion, Luc. 4, 612; Sil. 3, 34: sidus = leo, Stat. S. 4, 28; Mart. 4, 60: stirpis, i.e. Herculeae, Stat. Th. 6, 837.—II. A town in Macedonia, on Mount Athos, Mel. 2, 2, 9; Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 37.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Κλεωναί (Kleōnaí).