Ismene
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἰσμήνη (Ismḗnē, “sister of Antigone”); see Ismene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Proper noun
Ismene f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – Peruvian daffodils, native to Peru and Ecuador but widely cultivated elsewhere for their flowers.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Crambidae – a single species of moth, endemic to Egypt.
Hyponyms
- (genus of Amaryllidaceae): Ismene amancaes - type species; Ismene hawkesii, Ismene longipetala, Ismene morrisonii, Ismene pedunculata, Ismene ringens, Ismene sublimis, Ismene vargasii - other species
- Ismene × deflexa, Ismene × spofforthiae (nothospecies)
- (genus of Crambidae): Ismene pelusia - sole species
References
- plant
- Ismene (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ismene (Amaryllidaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies (includes links to invalid namings and a renamed genus)
- Category:Ismene on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- moth
- Ismene (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ismene (Crambinae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Ismene (Crambidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἰσμήνη (Ismḗnē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪzˈmiːni/
Proper noun
Ismene
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- (Greek mythology) A daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta, and sister of Antigone, Eteocles and Polynices.
- 2012, André Lardinois, “5: Antigone”, in Kirk Ormand, editor, A Companion to Sophocles, Wiley-Blackwell, page 65:
- Ismene and the Guard are the opposite of Antigone and Creon, yet for a full understanding of the human condition they are equally important.
- (Greek mythology) A daughter of the river-god Asopus by the nymph Metope.
- (Greek mythology) A daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta, and sister of Antigone, Eteocles and Polynices.
- (astronomy) The main belt asteroid 190 Ismene.
Usage notes
- (daughter of Oedipus):
- Appears as a character in several plays by Sophocles, as well as Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes.
- (daughter of Asopus):
- Named in the Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus.
Further reading
- Ismene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ismene (daughter of Asopus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- 190 Ismene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰσμήνη (Ismḗnē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪsˈmeː.neː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [izˈmɛː.ne]
Proper noun
Ismēnē f sg (genitive Ismēnēs); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ismēnē |
| genitive | Ismēnēs |
| dative | Ismēnae |
| accusative | Ismēnēn |
| ablative | Ismēnē |
| vocative | Ismēnē |
References
- Ismene in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.