Cyrene, Cyrenes:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 6th
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Geography:
- Africa
Cyrenae (pl.), town in north-west Libia, associated district including Crete;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | Cyrene | Cyrenae |
| Gen. | Cyrenes | Cyrenarum |
| Dat. | Cyrenae | Cyrenis |
| Acc. | Cyrenen | Cyrenas |
| Voc. | Cyrene | Cyrenae |
| Abl. | Cyrene | Cyrenis |
Examples
Liber Quintus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...funus alumni,quo non Monychiae quicquam praestantius arcesdoctaque Cyrene Sparteve animosa creavit.si tu stirpe vacans famaeque obscura iaceresnil..."- P
Liber IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...multa querens atque hac adfatus voce parentem: 'Mater, Cyrene mater, quae gurgitis huius ima tenes, quid me praeclara..." - G
BELLUM IUGURTHINUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...locus Aegyptum ab Africa dividit, secundo mari prima Cyrene est, colonia Theraeon, ac deinceps duae Syrtes interque..." - G
FRAGMENTA HISTORIARUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...Tyrii mutato nomine Gaddir habent. Apollinis filius et Cyrenes. . . . an Iolao . . . incertum tra[. . .] ariri [. .] is an testimonium adscitae..."