LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Cȳrēnē

Cȳrēnē f sg (genitive Cȳrēnēs)
Classical[kyːˈreː.neː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃiˈrɛː.ne]

Meaning

  1. historicalCyrene (a former city near Shahhat, Libya)
  2. GreekCyrene (a Thessalian princess and huntress demigod, companion of Artemis, lover of Apollo, and mother of Aristaeus and Idmon)
  3. Cyrene (a fountain in Thessaly)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCȳrēnē—
genitiveCȳrēnēs—
dativeCȳrēnae—
accusativeCȳrēnēn—
ablativeCȳrēnē—
vocativeCȳrēnē—
locativeCȳrēnēs—

Cȳrēnē, ēs, and Cȳrēnae, ārum, f.,
I. the chief town of a province of the same name in Libya, now Kuren, celebrated for its trade, and as the birthplace of Callimachus, Eratosthenes, and Aristippus, Mel. 1, 8, 2; Plin. 5, 5, 5, § 31; Sall. J. 19, 3; Plaut. Rud. prol. 41; Cic. Planc. 5, 13; Nep. Ages. 8, 6; Sil. 8, 57; Cat. 7, 4; Sol. 27, 44.—
II. Hence,
A. Cȳrēnăĭcus, a, um, adj., Cyrenaic: provincia, or absol.: Cȳrē-năĭca, ae, f., the province Cyrenaica, in Libya, Mel. 1, 8, 1; Plin. 5, 5, 5, § 31 sq.; also Cyrenaica Africa, id. ib. § 8: lacrima, i. e. laser, Scrib. Comp. 167; cf. Plin. 19, 3, 15, § 38 sq.: philosophia, the school of philosophy founded by Aristippus, Cic. de Or. 3, 17, 62.—Subst.: Cȳrēnăĭci, ōrum, m., its adherents, Cic. Ac. 2, 42, 131; id. Tusc. 3, 13, 28; id. Off. 3, 33, 116 al.—
B. Cȳrē-naeus, a, um, adj., of Cyrene: urbs, i. e. Cyrene, Sil. 8, 159: aquae, i. e. drunk by Callimachus, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 4.—
2. Subst.: Cȳ-rēnaei, ōrum, m.
a. The inhabitants of Cyrene, Nep. Hann. 8, 1.—
b. The adherents of the Cyrenaic philosophy (cf. the preced.), Cic. Ac. 2, 24, 76.—
C. Cȳrēnensis, e, adj., the same: senatus, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 8: populares, id. ib. 3, 2, 1: agri, Cic. Agr. 2, 19, 51: provincia, Dig. 19, 2, 61.—In plur. subst.: Cȳrēnenses, ĭum, m., inhabitants of Cyrene, Sall. J. 79, 2; Plin. 7, 56, 67, § 208; Tac. A. 3, 70.
Cȳrēnē, ēs, f., = Κυρήνη.
I. A nymph, mother of Aristæus, Verg. G. 4, 376; 4, 354; Just. 13, 7.—
II. A nymph, mother of Idmon, Hyg. Fab. 14.—
III. A fountain in Thessaly, Serv. ad Verg. G. 4, 354.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κῡρήνη (Kūrḗnē).

Descendants
  • EnglishCyrene
  • FrenchCyrène
  • ItalianCirene
  • PortugueseCirena

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyCyreneCyrene or CYRENAE (ἡ Κυρήνη: Eth. and Adj. as those of CYRENAICA: Ghrennah, very large Ru.), the chief city of CYRENAICA and the most important Hellen…Biography & mythologyCyreneCyrene (Κυρήνη), a daughter of Hypseus or Peneius by Chlidanope, a granddaughter of Peneius and Creusa, was beloved by Apollo, who carried her from mo…GeographyCyreneCyrene (Κυρήνη), is one of several unknown towns, which Stephanus (s. v.) assigns to Massalia If these notices of his are true (see Ἀλωνίς, Ἀζανία), M…

Quick answers

What does Cȳrēnē mean in Latin?
Cȳrēnē, a proper noun, means “Cyrene (a former city near Shahhat, Libya); Cyrene (a Thessalian princess and huntress demigod, companion of Artemis, lover of Apollo, and mother of Aristaeus and Idmon); Cyrene (a fountain in Thessaly)”.
What is the genitive of Cȳrēnē?
The genitive singular is Cȳrēnēs. Cȳrēnē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Cȳrēnē?
In classical Latin, [kyːˈreː.neː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃiˈrɛː.ne].