LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Polyhymnia

Polyhymnia f sg (genitive Polyhymniae)
Classical[pɔ.lyˈ(ɦ)ym.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[po.liˈim.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. GreekfemininesingularPolyhymnia (the Muse of sacred music)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePolyhymnia—
genitivePolyhymniae
Polȳmniae		—
dativePolyhymniae
Polȳmniae		—
accusativePolyhymniam
Polȳmniam		—
ablativePolyhymniā—
vocativePolyhymnia—

Pŏlўhymnĭa (Pŏlymnĭa, Poët. ap. Anth. Lat. 1, p. 51 Burm.), ae, f., = Πολυμνία (she of many hymns),
I. one of the Muses, Hor. C. 1, 1, 33; Ov. F. 5, 9; Mart. 4, 31, 7; Aus. Idyll. 20.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) Ancient Greek ῠ̔́μνος (hŭ́mnos) Ancient Greek Πολῠῠ̈́μνῐᾰ (Polŭŭ̈́mnĭă)lbor. Latin Polyhymnia Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Πολῠῠ̈́μνῐᾰ (Polŭŭ̈́mnĭă).

Quick answers

What does Polyhymnia mean in Latin?
Polyhymnia, a proper noun, means “Polyhymnia (the Muse of sacred music)”.
What is the genitive of Polyhymnia?
The genitive singular is Polyhymniae. Polyhymnia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Polyhymnia?
In classical Latin, [pɔ.lyˈ(ɦ)ym.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [po.liˈim.ni.a].