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Ismene.

Ismene (daughter and half-sister of Oedipus and sister of Antigone)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ɪsˈmeː.neː]Classical-Latin[izˈmɛː.ne]

  1. Ismene (daughter and half-sister of Oedipus and sister of Antigone)

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  2. Ismene (daughter of Asopus)

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ἰσμηνός (Ismēnós) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek Ἰσμήνη (Ismḗnē)bor. Latin Ismēnē Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰσμήνη (Ismḗnē).

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