Arsinoe

== English == === Alternative forms === Arsinoë === Etymology === From Latin Arsinoē, itself from Ancient Greek Ἀρσινόη (Arsinóē), the female form of Ἀρσίνοος (Arsínoos), from ἄρσις (ársis, “elevation”) + νόος (nóos, “mind”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɑɹˈsɪ.noʊ(.i)/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɑːˈsɪ.nəʊ(.iː)/ === Proper noun === Arsinoe A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Arsinoë. == Latin == === Alternative forms === Arsinoa === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἀρσινόη (Arsinóē). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [arˈsɪ.no.eː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [arˈsiː.no.e] === Proper noun === Arsinoē f sg (genitive Arsinoēs); first declension A female name, famously held by: Arsinoe I, a queen of Egypt Arsinoe IV of Egypt, sister of Cleopatra A port city of Egypt on the Red Sea (historical) former name of Crocodilopolis, Fayum (a city in Egypt). A city of Cyrenaica, now Taucheira A town on the north side of Cyprus ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun (feminine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ē), with locative, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== Arsinoiticus === References === “Arsinoe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Arsinoe”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Arsinoe”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly