LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Hypsipylē

Hypsipylē f sg (genitive Hypsipylēs)
Classical[hypˈsɪ.py.ɫeː]Ecclesiastical[ipˈsiː.pi.le]

Meaning

  1. GreekHypsipyle (Lemnian queen)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeHypsipylē—
genitiveHypsipylēs—
dativeHypsipylae—
accusativeHypsipylēn—
ablativeHypsipylē—
vocativeHypsipylē—

Hypsĭpўlē, ēs, f., = Ὑψιπύλη,
I. daughter of Thoas, queen of Lemnos in the time of the Argonauts; she saved her father when the women killed all the men; she also entertained Jason, Stat. Th. 4, 739 sq.; Ov. H. 6, 1 sq.; Val. Fl. 2, 90 sq.; Prop. 1, 15, 18: Hypsipyles patria, i. e. Lemnos, Ov. M. 13, 399.—Hence, Hypsĭpўlēus, a, um, adj.: tellus, i. e. Lemnos, Ov. F. 3, 82.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῠ̔ψῐπῠ́λη (Hŭpsĭpŭ́lē).

Descendants
  • EnglishHypsipyle
  • FrenchHypsipyle

Quick answers

What does Hypsipylē mean in Latin?
Hypsipylē, a proper noun, means “Hypsipyle (Lemnian queen)”.
What is the genitive of Hypsipylē?
The genitive singular is Hypsipylēs. Hypsipylē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Hypsipylē?
In classical Latin, [hypˈsɪ.py.ɫeː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ipˈsiː.pi.le].