LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Dȳmē

Dȳmē f sg (genitive Dȳmēs)
Classical[ˈdyː.meː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdiː.me]

Meaning

  1. Dyme (the most westerly town of Achaia, situated on the coast near the river Larissus)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeDȳmē—
genitiveDȳmēsDymārum
dativeDȳmaeDymīs
accusativeDȳmēn
Dymam		Dymās
ablativeDȳmēDymīs
vocativeDȳmē—
locativeDȳmēsDymīs

Dȳme, ēs, f., = Δύμη,
I. an old sea-coast town in Achaia, west of Olenos, now perhaps Kaminitza, Plin. 4, 5, 6, § 13.—Also called Dȳmae, ārum, f., Liv. 27, 31; 32, 21; 38, 29.—Hence,
II. Dȳmaeus, a, um, adj., of Dymae, Dymaean: ager, Liv. 27, 31 fin.—In plur. subst.: Dȳmaei, ōrum, m., the Dymaeans, Cic. Att. 16, 1.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δῡ́μη (Dū́mē).

Descendants
  • EnglishDyme
  • FrenchDyme
  • ItalianDime

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyDymeDyme (Δύμη, Dymae, Liv. 27.31: Eth. Δυμαῖος, also Δύμιος, Steph. B. sub voce Dymaeus, Cic. ad Att. 16.1; the territory ἡ Δυμαία, Pol. 5.17: nr. Karavo…

Quick answers

What does Dȳmē mean in Latin?
Dȳmē, a proper noun, means “Dyme (the most westerly town of Achaia, situated on the coast near the river Larissus)”.
What is the genitive of Dȳmē?
The genitive singular is Dȳmēs. Dȳmē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Dȳmē?
In classical Latin, [ˈdyː.meː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdiː.me].