Daedalus
See also: daedalus
English
Etymology
From Latin Daedalus, from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdiːdələs/, /ˈdɛdələs/, /ˈdeɪdələs/
Proper noun
Daedalus
- (Greek mythology) Greek mythological figure who crafted the waxen wings of Icarus.
- Project Daedalus: a scheme for an interstellar probe that would use fusion rockets.
Related terms
- daedaloid
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdae̯.da.lus/, [ˈd̪äe̯d̪äɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈde.da.lus/, [ˈd̪ɛːd̪älus]
Proper noun
Daedalus m (genitive Daedalī); second declension
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Daedalus
- (Greek mythology): the Athenian man involved in the cycle of the Minotaur, the man who built the labyrinth, etc.
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Daedalus |
Genitive | Daedalī |
Dative | Daedalō |
Accusative | Daedalum |
Ablative | Daedalō |
Vocative | Daedale |
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