adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
Lēmnius1
Lēmnius (feminine Lēmnia, neuter Lēmnium)
Classical[ˈɫeːm.ni.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɛm.ni.us]
Meaning
- adjectiverelationalof, pertaining to, or from Lemnos: Lemnian
Comprimit adulescens Lemnius Sicyoniam,
c. 203 BCE, Plautus, Cistellaria argumentum.1.1–2Veniat Aeschylus, non poeta solum, sed etiam Pythagoreus; sic enim accepimus. Quo modo fert apud eum Prometheus dolorem, quem excipit ob furtum Lemnium!
c. 45 BCE, Cicero, Tusculanae disputationes 2.23
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Lēmnius | Lēmnia | Lēmnium |
| genitive | Lēmniī | Lēmniae | Lēmniī |
| dative | Lēmniō | Lēmniae | Lēmniō |
| accusative | Lēmnium | Lēmniam | Lēmnium |
| ablative | Lēmniō | Lēmniā | Lēmniō |
| vocative | Lēmnie | Lēmnia | Lēmnium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Lēmniī | Lēmniae | Lēmnia |
| genitive | Lēmniōrum | Lēmniārum | Lēmniōrum |
| dative | Lēmniīs | Lēmniīs | Lēmniīs |
| accusative | Lēmniōs | Lēmniās | Lēmnia |
| ablative | Lēmniīs | Lēmniīs | Lēmniīs |
| vocative | Lēmniī | Lēmniae | Lēmnia |
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Lēmnius adj.,
of Lemnos, Lemnian, C., O.: pater, i. e. Vulcan, V.—As subst m., Vulcan, O.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λήμνῐος (Lḗmnĭos), from Λῆμνος (Lêmnos) + -ῐος (-ĭos).