proper noun · femininefirst declension
Nemea
Nemea f sg (genitive Nemeae)
Classical[ˈnɛ.me.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈnɛː.me.a]
Meaning
- femininesingulara valley situated near Cleonae in southern Greece, where Hercules slew the Nemean Lion
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Nemea | — |
| genitive | Nemeae Nemeēs | — |
| dative | Nemeae | — |
| accusative | Nemeam Nemeēn | — |
| ablative | Nemeā | — |
| vocative | Nemea | — |
Nĕmĕa, ae, and Nĕmĕē, ēs, f., = Νεμέη,
I. a city in Argolis, near which Hercules slew the Nemean lion and founded the Nemean games:
nec Nemeae nec Olympiae nec usquam, Plaut. Cas. 4, 1, 1; Cic. Fat. 4, 7: Nemeae sub rupe, Verg. A. 8, 295: Nemee frondosa, Mart. Spect. 27: pulvereā Nemeen effervere nube, Stat. Th. 4, 664; id. S. 1, 3, 6.—B. Hence,
1. Nĕmaeus, a, um, adj., Nemean, Hier. in Vigil. 1.—
2. Nĕmĕaeus, a, um, adj., Nemean:
rura, Stat. Th. 3, 421: leo, Cic. Tusc. 2, 9, 22; 4, 22, 50: moles, Ov. M. 9, 197: pestis, id. H. 9, 61: vellus, id. M. 9, 235: arma, Stat. S. 5, 2, 48; id. Th. 3, 421.—Of the constellation Leo: monstrum, Mart. 4, 57, 5; Luc. 1, 655. —3. Nĕmē^us, a, um, adj., Nemean.— Subst.: Nĕmē^a, ōrum, n., = Νέμεα or Νέμεια, the Nemean games, Liv. 27, 30 sq.; 34, 41; Hyg. Fab. 273.
Nemĕa, ae, m.,
I. a river flowing between the territories of Corinth and Sicyon, Liv. 33, 15.† † nēmen, ĭnis, n., = νῆμα, a yarn, thread:
trino de nemine fati, Inscr. Grut. 690, 5; cf. nema.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νεμέα (Neméa).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
AntiquitiesNemeaNemea (Νεμέα) was a valley in Argolis, between Kleonae and Phlius. It was the reputed scene of many famous mythical events. Here (it was said) Argos h…GeographyNemeaNemea (ἡ Νεμέα, Ion. Νεμέη: Adj. Νέμειος, Νεμεαῖος, Nemeaeus), the name of a valley in the territory of Cleonae, where Hercules slew the Nemean lion, …