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Berenice
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Bérénice
Translingual
thumb|Berenice arguta species.
Etymology
Borrowed from mul grc Βερενῑ́κη bringer of victory, itself a borrowing from mul xmk - (compare the native word grc Φερενῑ́κη), from grc φέρω to bear, to carry, to bring + grc νῑ́κη victory.
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Campanulaceae endemic to Reunion
Hypernyms
genus ; Campanuloideae subfamily - subfamily
Hyponyms
genus Berenice arguta species - sole accepted species
References
Campanulaceae
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mul Asterales order plants
English
Etymology
Borrowed from en grc Βερενῑ́κη bringer of victory, itself a borrowing from en xmk - (compare the native word grc Φερενῑ́κη), from grc φέρω to bear, to carry, to bring + grc νῑ́κη victory. en Veronica.
Pronunciation
en /ˌbɛɹəˈniːs/ /ˌbɛɹəˈniːsi/ /bɜɹˈniːs/ /ˌbɛɹəˈnaɪsi/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Berenice.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en female Ancient Greek, notably of ancient queens of Egypt.
Derived terms
Berenice's Hair
Berenice's Locks
Related terms
Bernice
Veronica
Translations
female given name
Czech: cs Berenika f
French: fr Bérénice f
Greek: el Βερενίκη f
Ancient Greek: grc Βερενίκη f
Irish: ga Beirnicé f
Italian: it Berenice f
Latin: la Berenīcē f
Polish: pl Berenika f
Portuguese: pt Berenice f
Russian: ru Верони́ка f, ru Береника f
Serbo-Croatian: sh Berenika f
Italian
Etymology
it grc Βερενῑ́κη bringer of victory, itself a borrowing from it xmk - (compare the native word grc Φερενῑ́κη), from grc φέρω to bear, to carry, to bring + grc νῑ́κη victory.
Pronunciation
Berenìce
Proper noun
f
it female Berenice
Latin
Alternative forms
la Bernīcē
la Beronīcē
Etymology
la Berenīcē :der grc:Βερενῑ́κη + 1
Pronunciation
Berenīcē
Proper noun
Berenīcē<1.loc>
la female Berenice,Bernice, famously held by:
Berenice III of Egypt, queen of Egypt
Berenice of Cilicia, a Jewish queen
la city c/Egypt Berenice Troglodytica
la Mel. 3 80
la Plin. 6 103
la city r/Cyrenaica c/Libya Benghazi
la Plin. 5 5 31
la Amm. 22 16 4
la town upon the Red Sea , Berenice Panchrysos
la Plin. 6 170
la town upon the Red Sea , Berenice Epideires
la Plin. 6 170
la town r/Arabia
la Mel. 3 80
Declension
Berenīcē<1.loc>
Derived terms
la Berenīcēus
la Berenīcis
Descendants
1 la-lat Veronīca
1 eu Berenize
1 ca Berenice
1 cs Berenika
1 nl Berenice
1 en Berenice
1 et Berenike
1 fi Berenike
1 fr Bérénice
1 wo Berenis
1 de Berenike
1 hu Bereniké
1 ga Beirnicé
1 it Berenice
1 no Berenike
1 oc Berenice
1 pl Berenika
1 pt Berenice
1 ru Вереника
1 es Berenice
1 sv Berenike
References
la Individuals
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :lbor la:Berenīcē 2 1 Verônica
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
pt female Berenice Ancient Greek