proper noun · femininefirst declension
Ithōmē
Ithōmē f sg (genitive Ithōmēs)
Classical[ɪˈtʰoː.meː]Ecclesiastical[iˈtɔː.me]
Meaning
- A mountain and fortress of Messenia
- A city of Messenia
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ithōmē | — |
| genitive | Ithōmēs | — |
| dative | Ithōmae | — |
| accusative | Ithōmēn | — |
| ablative | Ithōmē | — |
| vocative | Ithōmē | — |
| locative | Ithōmēs | — |
Ĭthōmē, ēs, f., = Ἰθώμη,
I. a city of Messenia, Plin. 4, 5, 7, § 15; Liv. 32, 13; Stat Th. 4, 179.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰθώμη (Ithṓmē).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyIthomeIthome (Ἰθώμη: Eth. Ἰθωμήτης, Adj. Ἰθωμαῖος). 1. A town of Histiaeotis in Thessaly, described by Homer as the rocky Ithome (Ἰθώμη κλωμακόεσσα, Il. 2.7…Biography & mythologyIthomeIthome (Ἰθώμη), a nymph from whom the Messenian hill of Ithome derived its name. According to a Messenian tradition, Ithome and Neda, from whom a smal…