proper noun · femininefirst declension
Commagēnē
Commagēnē f sg (genitive Commagēnēs)
Classical[kɔm.maˈɡeː.neː]Ecclesiastical[kom.maˈd͡ʒɛː.ne]
Meaning
- historicalCommagene (an ancient Greco-Iranian kingdom in northeastern Anatolia, modern Turkey, with a capital at Samosata)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Commagēnē | — |
| genitive | Commagēnēs | — |
| dative | Commagēnae | — |
| accusative | Commagēnēn | — |
| ablative | Commagēnē | — |
| vocative | Commagēnē | — |
| locative | Commagēnēs | — |
Commāgēnē (in MSS. erroneously Comāgēnē), ēs, f., = Κομμαγηνή.
I. The northern province of Syria (whose chief town was Samosata, now Samosat), Mel. 1, 11, 1; Plin. 5, 12, 13, § 66; 5, 24, 20, § 85; 10, 22, 28, § 55; 29, 3, 13, § 55; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 10, 1 al.—Hence,
2. Commāgēnus, a, um, adj., of Commagene:
legati, Cic. Fam. 15, 1, 2: haruspex, Juv. 6, 550: galla, Plin. 16, 7, 9, § 27: regio, Tac. A. 15, 12.—Hence, subst.: com-māgēnum, i, n. (sc. medicamentum), a remedy made there, Plin. 29, 3, 13, § 55; 10, 22, 28, § 55; cf. plur. (sc. unguenta), Dig. 34, 2, 21.—And subst.: Commāgēni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Commagene, Mel. 1, 2, 5; Plin. 29, 3, 13, § 55; Tac. A. 2, 42 al.—II. (Supply herba.) An unknown plant, perh. Nardus Syriaca, Plin. 29, 3, 13, § 55.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Κομμαγηνή (Kommagēnḗ).