Thisbe

== English == === Proper noun === Thisbe (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) One of a pair of ill-fated lovers, whose story forms part of Ovid's Metamorphoses. (astronomy) 88 Thisbe, a main belt asteroid; named for Thisbe, heroine of said Roman tale. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === beshit == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θίσβη (Thísbē). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtʰɪs.beː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtiz.be] === Proper noun === Thisbē f sg (genitive Thisbēs); first declension (Greek mythology) A maiden beloved by Pyramus A coastal town of Boeotia situated near Mount Helicon ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun (feminine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ē), with locative, singular only. === References === “Thisbe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Thisbe”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Thisbe”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly