LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininesecond declension

Lēmnos

Lēmnos f sg (genitive Lēmnī)
Classical[ˈɫeːm.nɔs]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɛm.nos]

Meaning

  1. Lemnos (an island in the northeastern Aegaean Sea)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLēmnos—
genitiveLēmnī—
dativeLēmnō—
accusativeLēmnon
Lēmnum		—
ablativeLēmnō—
vocativeLēmne—
locativeLēmnī—

Lemnos and Lemnus, i, f., = Λῆμνος,
I. the island of Lemnos, in the Ægean Sea; in mythology, the abode of Vulcan; it was also here that Philoctetes was left behind; now Lemno or Stalimeni, Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 4; Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 49; Mel. 2, 7, 8; Plin. 4, 12, 23, § 73; Cic. N. D. 3, 22, 55; id. Fat. 16, 36; Ov. M. 13, 46; 313; Stat. Th. 5, 49; Val. Fl. 2, 87 et saep.—
II. Hence,
A. Lemnĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Lemnos, Lemnian: quia tibi alia est sponsa locuples Lemnia, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 25: litora, Att. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 11 Müll.: furtum, i. e. of Prometheus, who stole the fire from Vulcan at Lemnos, Cic. Tusc. 2, 10, 23: saxum, id. Fin. 2, 29, 94: pater, i. e. Vulcan, Verg. A. 8, 454: turba, the women of Lemnos, who in one night all killed their husbands, Ov. Ib. 398: rubrica, a kind of red chalk, Plin. 28, 8, 24, § 88; 29, 5, 33, § 104.—Absol.: Lemnĭus, i, m., Vulcan: Lemnius extemplo valvas patefecit eburnas, Ov. M. 4, 185.—Subst.: Lemnii, ōrum, m., inhabitants of Lemnos, Lemnians, Nep. Milt. 1.—
B. Lemnĭăcus, a, um, adj., Lemnian: nec major ab antris Lemniacis fragor est, i. e. Vulcan's forge in Lemnos, Stat. S. 3, 1, 131: catenae, the fetters made by Vulcan in Lemnos with which to bind Venus and Mars, id. Th. 3, 274; Mart. 5, 7, 7.—
C. Lemnĭen-sis, e, adj., Lemnian: sua cognata Lemniensis, from Lemnos, Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 99. —
D. Lemnĭas, ădis, f., = Λημνιάς, a Lemnian woman, Ov. H. 6, 53.—With Gr. form of dat. plur.: Lemniasi gladios in mea damna dabo, Ov. A. A. 3, 672.—Adj.: exsul, i. e. Hypsipyle, Stat. Th. 5, 500.—
E. Lem-nĭcŏla, ae, m., the dweller in Lemnos, a surname of Vulcan: Lemnicolae stirps, i. e. Erichthonius, son of Vulcan, Ov. M. 2, 757.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λῆμνος (Lêmnos).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyLemnosLemnos (Λῆμνος: Eth. Λήμνιος), one of the larger islands in the Aegaean sea, situated nearly midway between Mount Athos and the Hellespont. According …

Quick answers

What does Lēmnos mean in Latin?
Lēmnos, a proper noun, means “Lemnos (an island in the northeastern Aegaean Sea)”.
What is the genitive of Lēmnos?
The genitive singular is Lēmnī. Lēmnos is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Lēmnos?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫeːm.nɔs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlɛm.nos].