LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Daedalus1

Daedalus m (genitive Daedalī)
Classical[ˈdae̯.da.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɛː.da.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Daedalus
  2. Greekmasculinethe Athenian man involved in the cycle of the Minotaur, the man who built the labyrinth, etc.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeDaedalus—
genitiveDaedalī—
dativeDaedalō—
accusativeDaedalum—
ablativeDaedalō—
vocativeDaedale—

Daedălus, i, m. (
I. acc. Gr. Daedalon, Ov. M. 8, 261; Mart. 4, 49), Δαίδαλος.
I. The mythical Athenian architect of the times of Theseus and Minos, father of Icarus, and builder of the Cretan labyrinth, Ov. M. 8, 159; 183; id. Tr. 3, 4, 21; Verg. A. 6, 14 Serv.; Mel. 2, 7, 12: Plin. 7, 56, 57; Hyg. Fab. 39; Cic. Brut. 18, 71; Hor. Od. 1, 3, 34; Mart. 4, 49, 5; Sil. 12, 89 sq., et saep.—
B. Hence,
1. Daedălē^us, a, um, adj., Daedalian, relating to Daedalus:
(a). Daedălēo Icaro, Hor. Od. 2, 20, 13: Ope Daedălēa, id. ib. 4, 2, 2.—
(b). Daedalĕum iter (i. e. through the labyrinth), Prop. 2, 14, 8 (3, 6, 8 M.).—*
2. Daedălĭcus, a, um, adj., skilful: manus, Venant. 10, 11, 17.—
II. A later sculptor of Sicyon, son and pupil of Patrocles: et ipse inter fictores laudatus, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 76.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos).

Descendants
  • EnglishDaedalus
  • FrenchDédale
  • ItalianDedalo
  • Italiandedalofrom Italian Dedalo

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyDaedalusDaedalus (Δαίδαλος). 1. A mythical personage, under whose name the Greek writers personified the earliest development of the arts of sculpture and arc…
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
daedalus2
daedalus (feminine daedala, neuter daedalum)
Classical[ˈdae̯.da.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɛː.da.lus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveskillful, artfully constructed

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedaedalusdaedaladaedalum
genitivedaedalīdaedalaedaedalī
dativedaedalōdaedalaedaedalō
accusativedaedalumdaedalamdaedalum
ablativedaedalōdaedalādaedalō
vocativedaedaledaedaladaedalum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedaedalīdaedalaedaedala
genitivedaedalōrumdaedalārumdaedalōrum
dativedaedalīsdaedalīsdaedalīs
accusativedaedalōsdaedalāsdaedala
ablativedaedalīsdaedalīsdaedalīs
vocativedaedalīdaedalaedaedala

† daedălus, a, um, adj., = δαίδαλος,
I. artificial, skilful (poet. and in postclass. prose).
A. Act.: Minerva, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 68, 6 Müll. (Fr. Inc. Lib. xxi. Vahl.): daedalam a varietate rerum artificiorumque dictam esse apud Lucretium terram, apud Ennium Minervam, apud Vergilium Circen, facile est intellegere, cum Graece δαιδάλλειν significet variare, Paul. ex Fest. p. 68 Müll.: Circe ("ingeniosa," Serv.), Verg. A. 7, 282.—
1. With gen.: verborum daedala lingua, the fashioner of words, Lucr. 4, 549; cf.: natura daedala rerum, id. 5, 234.—
B. Pass., artificially contrived, variously adorned, ornamented, etc., δαιδάλεος: tecta (apium), skilfully constructed: signa, Lucr. 5, 145: tellus, variegated, id. 1, 7; 228; Verg. G. 4, 179; cf.: carmina chordis, artfully varied on strings, id. 2, 505.— * Adv.: daedăle, skilfully, Jul. Val. Res gest. A. M. 3, 86.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos), the mythological figure who crafted the waxen wings of Icarus.

Quick answers

What does Daedalus mean in Latin?
Daedalus, a proper noun, means “a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Daedalus; the Athenian man involved in the cycle of the Minotaur, the man who built the labyrinth, etc.”.
What is the genitive of Daedalus?
The genitive singular is Daedalī. Daedalus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Daedalus?
In classical Latin, [ˈdae̯.da.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdɛː.da.lus].