proper noun · femininethird declension
Troezēn
Troezēn f sg (genitive Troezēnis)
Classical[ˈtroe̯z.zeːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈtrɛd.d͡zen]
Meaning
- Troezen; a city situated in the south-eastern part of Argolis
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Troezēn | — |
| genitive | Troezēnis | — |
| dative | Troezēnī | — |
| accusative | Troezēnem | — |
| ablative | Troezēne | — |
| vocative | Troezēn | — |
| locative | Troezēnī Troezēne | — |
Troezēn, ēnis, f., = Τροιζήν,
I. a very ancient city of Argolis, where Pittheus, the maternal grandfather of Theseus, reigned, near the mod. village of Damala, Mel. 2, 3, 8; Plin. 4, 5, 9, § 18; Cic. Off. 3, 11, 48; Ov. M. 6, 418:
prope Troezena, id. ib. 15, 296; 15, 506; id. P. 4, 16, 15; Stat. Th. 4, 81.— Hence, Troezēnĭus, a, um, adj., of or beionging to Trœzen: ager, Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 56: litus, Mel. 2, 7, 10: vinum, Plin. 14, 18, 22, § 116: carbunculi, id. 37, 7, 25, § 97: heros, i. e. Lelex, son of Pittheus, Ov. M. 8, 566.—In plur. subst.: Troezēnĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Trœzen, Mel. 2, 3, 8.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τροιζήν (Troizḗn).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyTroezenTroezen (Τροιζήν; also Τροιζήνη, Ptol. 3.16.12: Eth. Τροιζήνιος: the territory γῆ Τροιζηνία, Eur. Med. 683; ἡ Τροιζηνὶς γῆ, Thuc. 2.56), a city of Pel…GeographyTroezenTroezen (Τροιζήν), a city in Massilia of Italy, as Stephanus (s. v.) says, if his text is right; but perhaps he means to says a city of Massilia in It…