proper noun · femininefirst declension
Didymē
Didymē f sg (genitive Didymēs)
Classical[ˈdɪ.dy.meː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdiː.di.me]
Meaning
- Salina, one of the Lipari Islands
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Didymē | — |
| genitive | Didymēs | — |
| dative | Didymae | — |
| accusative | Didymēn | — |
| ablative | Didymē | — |
| vocative | Didymē | — |
Dĭdўmē, ēs, f.
I. An island near Sicily, Plin. 3, 9, 14, § 94; Mel. 2, 7, 18; Ov. F. 4, 475.—
II. An island in the Aegaean Sea, Ov. M. 7, 469.—
III. A city in Ionia (also called Dĭdўma, Δίδυμα), in the Milesian territory, now Jeronda or Joran, with a temple and oracle of Apollo, called Dĭdў-mēon, i, n., Διδυμεῖον, Curt. 7, 5, 28; cf. Mütz. and Zumpt, ad h. l.—Hence also, Dĭdўmeus (trisyl.), ei, m., = Διδυμεύς, the Didymean, i. e. Apollo, Mel. 1, 17, 1.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Διδύμη (Didúmē).