proper noun · femininesecond declension
Tenedos
Tenedos f sg (genitive Tenedī)
Classical[ˈtɛ.nɛ.dɔs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛː.ne.dos]
Meaning
- femininesingularthe Island off the coast of Troy
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tenedos | — |
| genitive | Tenedī | — |
| dative | Tenedō | — |
| accusative | Tenedon Tenedum | — |
| ablative | Tenedō | — |
| vocative | Tenede | — |
Tĕnĕdos or -us, i, f., = Τένεδος,
I. a celebrated island in the Ægean Sea, off the coast of Troas, named after king Tenes or Tennes (Gr. Τέννης), who received divine honors; still called Tenedos, Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 140; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 19, § 49; id. Arch. 9, 21; id. Mur. 15, 33; Verg. A. 2, 21 al.—Also the name of the capital of this island, Ov. M. 12, 109. — Hence, Tĕnĕ-dĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tenedos: Tenediā securi, according to the strict justice of king Tenes, prov., Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 11, 2; M. Aurel. ap. Front. Ep. ad M. Caes. 1, 9. —In plur.: Tĕnĕdii, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Tenedos, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 11, 2; id. N. D. 3, 15, 39.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Τένεδος (Ténedos).
Descendants
- EnglishTenedos
- TranslingualTenedos
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyTenedosTenedos (Τένεδος: Eth. Τενέδιος: Tenedo, Turk. Bogdsha-Adassi), an island off the coast of Troas, from which its distance is only 40 stadia, while fro…GeographyTenedosTenedos (Τένεδος: Eth. Τενεδεύς), a fortified coast-town in the west of Pamphylia, 20 stadia to the west of Attalia. (Steph. B. sub voce s. v.; Stadia…