Daphne
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”).
Proper noun
Daphne f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Thymelaeaceae – daphnes, Old World shrubs with scented flowers and poisonous berries.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Malvales - order; Thymelaeaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Daphne laureola (spurge-laurel) - type species; Daphne gnidium (flax-leaved daphne), Daphne genkwa (Chinese daphne) - selected other species; for the numerous other species see Daphne on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Derived terms
References
- Daphne (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Daphne on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Daphne on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Daphne at Plants of the World Online
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel, bay”).
Proper noun
Daphne
- (Greek mythology) A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus.
- c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
- Run when you will, the story shall be chang'd; / Apollo flies, and Daphne holds the chase; / The dove pursues the griffin
- (astronomy) 41 Daphne, a main belt asteroid.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- 1989, John Banville, The Book of Evidence, page 7:
- My wife. Daphne. Yes, that was, is, her name. For some reason people have always found it faintly comic. I think it matches very well her damp, dark, myopic beauty.
Translations
mythological dryad
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Asteroid
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Cebuano
Etymology
From English Daphne, from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel, bay”).
Proper noun
Daphne
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Daphne.
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Dafne (rare)
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel, bay”), perhaps via French or alternatively English.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɑf.nə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Daph‧ne
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel, bay”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdapʰ.neː/, [ˈd̪äpʰneː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdaf.ne/, [ˈd̪äfne]
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Daphnē |
Genitive | Daphnēs |
Dative | Daphnae |
Accusative | Daphnēn |
Ablative | Daphnē |
Vocative | Daphnē |
Portuguese
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