Helice

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Helicē, from Ancient Greek Ἑλίκη (Helíkē). === Proper noun === Helice A town of Achaia situated on the coast between the rivers Selinus and Cerynites ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑλίκη (Helíkē). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ.lɪ.keː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː.li.t͡ʃe] === Proper noun === Helicē f sg (genitive Helicēs); first declension Helice (a town in Arcadia, Greece) (astronomy) Great Bear Synonym: Ursa Maior ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun (feminine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ē), with locative, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== → English: Helice French: Hélice Italian: Elice === References === “helice”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Helice”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Helice”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly