Helicon

See also: helicon

English

Proper noun

Helicon

  1. A mountain of Boeotia sacred to Apollo and the Muses.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑλικών (Helikṓn).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhe.li.koːn/, [ˈhɛ.lɪ.koːn]

Proper noun

Helicōn m sg (genitive Helicōnis); third declension

  1. A mountain of Boeotia sacred to Apollo and the Muses

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Helicōn
Genitive Helicōnis
Dative Helicōnī
Accusative Helicōnem
Ablative Helicōne
Vocative Helicōn

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