proper noun · femininefirst declension
Daphnē
Daphnē f sg (genitive Daphnēs)
Classical[ˈdapʰ.neː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdaf.ne]
Meaning
- GreekDaphne
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Daphnē | — |
| genitive | Daphnēs | — |
| dative | Daphnae | — |
| accusative | Daphnēn | — |
| ablative | Daphnē | — |
| vocative | Daphnē | — |
dā^phne (Inscr. freq. DAPHINE, v. Ritschl, Opusc. Phil. 2, 483 sq.), ēs, f., = δάφνη,
I. the laurel-tree, bay-tree:
baccis redimita daphne, Petr. 131, 8.—Hence, II. Proper name Daphne, es, f.
A. The daughter of the river-god Peneus; she was changed into a laurel-tree, Ov. M. 1, 452; id. H. 15, 25; Hyg. Fab. 203; Serv. Verg. A. 3, 91: according to Serv. Verg. A. 2, 513, and id. Ecl. 3, 63, daughter of the river-god Ladon.—
B. A place in Syria, near Antioch, Liv. 33, 49; Hieron. in Ezech. 47, 18; Amm. 19, 12; Vulg. 2 Macc. 4, 33.—Hence,
1. Daphnaeus, a, um, adj., of or at Daphne, Apollo, Amm. 22, 13, 1.—
2. Daphnensis, e, adj., belonging to Daphne:
lucus, Cod. Just. 11, 77, 1: palatium, Cod. Theod. 15, 2, 2.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel, bay”).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
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