noun

Messēnē

gen. Messēnēs · gender feminine

or (), , , = Μεσσήνη

the capital of Messenia, in the Peloponnesus, on the river Pamisos; Maura-Matia; Messeni an •

the capital of Messenia, in the Peloponnesus, on the river Pamisos, now Maura-Matia, Mel. 2, 3, 4; Plin. 4, 5, 7, § 15; Nep. Ep. 8; id. Pel. 4; Liv. 36, 31, 1; 32, 21, 23; Ov. M. 6, 417; cf. Messana, II.—Hence, Messēnĭus (Messā-nĭus), a, um, adj., = Μεσσήνιος, Messeni an: Messenia arva (al. Messania), Ov. M. 2, 679.—

as a noun

the country around Messene

Messēnia, ae, f., the country around Messene, Plin. 4, 5, 7, § 15.—

the Messenians

Messēnĭi, ōrum, m., the Messenians, Liv. 36, 31.

Perseus ID: n28879 Key: Messene