LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Syēnē

Syēnē f sg (genitive Syēnēs)
Classical[syˈeː.neː]Ecclesiastical[siˈɛː.ne]

Meaning

  1. Aswan (a city in southern Egypt)
  2. metonymicallypoeticsyenite (the red hornblende granite of Syene, for which it was famous)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSyēnē—
genitiveSyēnēs—
dativeSyēnae—
accusativeSyēnēn—
ablativeSyēnē—
vocativeSyēnē—
locativeSyēnēs—

Sўēnē, ēs, f., = Συήνη,
I. a town at the southern extremity of Upper Egypt, now Essouan, Plin. 2, 73, 75, § 183 sqq.; Ov. P. 1, 5, 79; Mel. 1, 9, 9; Luc. 2, 587; 10, 234; Mart. 9, 36, 7.—Meton., the granite of Syene, Syenite, Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Hence, Sўē-nītes, ae, adj. m., of or belonging to Syene, Syenite: Phorbas, Ov. M. 5, 74: lapis, a kind of red granite, Syenite, Plin. 36, 8, 13, § 63.— As subst.: Sўēnītae, ārum, m., the inhabitants of Syene, the Syenites, Plin. 6, 29, 35, § 178.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Συήνη (Suḗnē).

Descendants
  • FrenchSyène

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographySyeneSyene (Συήνη, Hdt. 2.30; Strab. ii. p.133, xvii. p. 797, seq.; Steph. B. sub voce Ptol. 7.5.15, 8.15.15; Plin. Nat. 2.73. s. 75, 5.10. s. 11, 6.29. s.…

Quick answers

What does Syēnē mean in Latin?
Syēnē, a proper noun, means “Aswan (a city in southern Egypt); syenite (the red hornblende granite of Syene, for which it was famous)”.
What is the genitive of Syēnē?
The genitive singular is Syēnēs. Syēnē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Syēnē?
In classical Latin, [syˈeː.neː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [siˈɛː.ne].