Nemea

See also: nemea

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νεμέα (Neméa).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nemea f sg (genitive Nemeae); first declension

  1. a valley situated near Cleonae in southern Greece, where Hercules slew the Nemean Lion

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Nemea
genitive Nemeae
dative Nemeae
accusative Nemeam
ablative Nemeā
vocative Nemea
  • Nemaeus

References

  • Nemea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Nemea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Nemea”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly