proper noun · femininefirst declension
Rhēnē
Rhēnē f sg (genitive Rhēnēs)
Classical[ˈrʰeː.neː]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɛː.ne]
Meaning
- an island in the Aegean Sea, one of the Cyclades, neighbouring Delos
at interius Melos, Olearos, Aegilia, Cothon, Ius, Thia, Thera, Gyaros, Hippuris, Donysa, Cythnos, Chalcis, Icaria, Cinara, Nisyros, Lebinthos, Calymnia, Syme. hae quia dispersae sunt Sporades, at Ceos, Sicinos, Siphnos, Seriphos, Rhenea, Paros, Myconos, Syros, Tenos, Naxos, Delos, Andros quia in orbem iacent Cyclades dictae.
c. 43 CE, Pomponius Mela, De chorographia 2.7.11proxima ei [scil. Delo] Rhene, quam Anticlides Celadusam vocat, item Artemiten, Celadinen.
Next to this island [scil. Delos] is Rhene, which Anticlides calls by the name of Celadussa, and Callidemus, Artemite[.]77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 4.67
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Rhēnē | — |
| genitive | Rhēnēs | — |
| dative | Rhēnae | — |
| accusative | Rhēnēn | — |
| ablative | Rhēnē | — |
| vocative | Rhēnē | — |
| locative | Rhēnēs | — |
Rhēnē, ēs, f., = Ῥήνη,
I. an island in the Ægean Sea, one of the Cyclades, Plin. 4, 12, 22, § 67; Mel. 2, 7.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥήνη (Rhḗnē).