Διώνη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Διώνᾱ (Diṓnā) — Doric, Aeolic
  • Δηώνα(ν) (Dēṓna(n)), Δαώνα (Daṓna) — Epirote

Etymology

Derived by syncope from early Ancient Greek Διϝωνη (Diwōnē), from Proto-Indo-European *DiwHóneh₂ (“one under authority of Zeus or heaven”), from *dyew- + *-Hō. Compare Old Latin Dīvāna, Latin Diāna, from a shared root whence may have also developed Latin Iūnō, Iūnōnis.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Δῐώνη • (Dĭṓnē) f (genitive Δῐώνης); first declension

  1. Dione

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Δῐώνη; τῆς Δῐώνης (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Δῐώνη
hē Dĭṓnē
Genitive τῆς Δῐώνης
tês Dĭṓnēs
Dative τῇ Δῐώνῃ
tēî Dĭṓnēi
Accusative τὴν Δῐώνην
tḕn Dĭṓnēn
Vocative Δῐώνη
Dĭṓnē
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: Διώνη (Dióni)
  • → Latin: Diōnē

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