Daphne

See also: Daphné, Daphnë, daphne, and daphné

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, laurel).

Proper noun

Daphne f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Thymelaeaceae daphnes, Old World shrubs with scented flowers and poisonous berries.

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References

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, laurel, bay).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈdæfni/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Daphne

  1. (Greek mythology) A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus.
  2. (astronomy) 41 Daphne, a main belt asteroid.
  3. 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.

Synonyms

Translations

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Daphne, from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, laurel, bay).

Proper noun

Daphne

  1. a female given name from English
  2. (Greek mythology) a dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus
  3. (astronomy) the asteroid 41 Daphne

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Daphne.

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, laurel, bay), perhaps via French or alternatively English.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑf.nə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Daph‧ne

Proper noun

Daphne f

  1. a female given name

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, laurel, bay).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Daphnē f sg (genitive Daphnēs); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Daphne

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Daphnē
Genitive Daphnēs
Dative Daphnae
Accusative Daphnēn
Ablative Daphnē
Vocative Daphnē

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈda.fi.ni/, /ˈdaf.ni/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdaf.ne/, /ˈda.fi.ne/

Proper noun

Daphne f

  1. Archaic spelling of Dafne.
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