Meanings
- Of, from or relating to Pergamum.
Synonyms: Pergamean, Pergamenian
plural Pergamenes
- A native or inhabitant of Pergamum.
Since Antiochus was diminished and the Pergamenes were allies of Rome, Hannibal went much farther east and visited distant Armenia, where Rome’s sway was barely recognized.
2017, Patrick N. Hunt, “Exile”, in Hannibal, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 2582 more examples
There is still, however, a Community of Pergamon. Members of it are now visiting Athens. In 1922 Greece and Turkey made an exchange of populations and the Pergamenes were scattered.
1956 September 16, Sanka Knox, “Pergamon of Old Hails Americans: Rebuilding of Athens’ Stoa by U.S. Scholars Receives Community’s Gratitude”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLCFounded about 1000 bc by Aeolian Greeks, the city [Assos] was successively ruled by Lydians, Persians, Pergamenes, Romans, and Byzantines, until Sultan Orhan Gazi (1288–1360) took it over for the Ottomans in 1330.
1993, “The Aegean Coast”, in Karen Cure, editor, Fodor’s Turkey […], New York, N.Y.; Toronto, Ont.: Fodor’s Travel Publications, →ISBN, page 104Synonyms: Pergamean, Pergamenian
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf, from or relating to Pergamum.
nounA native or inhabitant of Pergamum.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΠεργαμηνός
- LatinPergamēnus
- EnglishPergamene
Learned borrowing from Latin Pergamēnus or its etymon Ancient Greek Περγαμηνός (Pergamēnós). By surface analysis, Pergam(um) + ene.
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French pergaméen, Pergamène
- pergaméenof, from or relating to Pergamum
- Pergamènenative or inhabitant of Pergamum
- Pergaméennative or inhabitant of Pergamum
- Pergaméennenative or inhabitant of Pergamum
Latin Pergamēnus, Pergameus
- Pergamēnusof, from or relating to Pergamum
- Pergameusof, from or relating to Pergamum
- Pergamēnusnative or inhabitant of Pergamum
- Pergamēnanative or inhabitant of Pergamum
Polish pergameński, pergamoński
- pergameńskiof, from or relating to Pergamum
- pergamońskiof, from or relating to Pergamum
Russian перга́мский
- перга́мский (pergámskij)of, from or relating to Pergamum
Cite this entry
Pergamene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pergamene
“Pergamene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pergamene. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pergamene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pergamene.
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