proper noun · femininefirst declension
Hīmera1
Hīmera f sg (genitive Hīmerae)
Classical[ˈhiː.mɛ.ra]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.me.ra]
Meaning
- a city on the north coast of Sicily, situated between Panormus and Cephaloedium
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Hīmera | — |
| genitive | Hīmerae | — |
| dative | Hīmerae | — |
| accusative | Hīmeram | — |
| ablative | Hīmerā | — |
| vocative | Hīmera | — |
| locative | Hīmerae | — |
Hīmĕra, ae, = Ἱμέρα.
I. M. and f., a river of Sicily, which divides into two branches, of which the northern one is now called Fiume Grande, and the southern Fiume Salso, Mel. 2, 7, 17; Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 90; Liv. 24, 6; Sil. 14, 233.—
II. F., the city of Himera, situated on the northern branch of the river of the same name, between Lilybœum and Pelorus, Mel. 2, 7, 16; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 35, § 86; 2, 4, 33, § 73.—Also Hīmĕra, ōrum, n., Ov. F. 4, 475.—
B. Deriv.: Hīmĕraeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the city Himera, Himeran: Demophilus, of Himera,-Plin. 35, 9, 36, § 61.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Ἱμέρα (Himéra).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyHimeraHimera (Ἱμέρα: Eth. Ἱμεραῖος, Eth. Himerensis, but the adj. Himeraeus: near Termini), an important Greek city of Sicily, situated on the N. coast of t…GeographyHimeraHimera (Ἱμέρας), the name of two rivers in Sicily, the one flowing to the N. into the Tyrrhenina Sea, the other to the S. coast of the island, but whi…