LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Pāsiphaē

Pāsiphaē f sg (genitive Pāsiphaēs)
Classical[paːˈsɪ.pʰa.eː]Ecclesiastical[paˈs̬iː.fa.e]

Meaning

  1. GreekPasiphae

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePāsiphaē—
genitivePāsiphaēs—
dativePāsiphaae—
accusativePāsiphaēn
Pāsiphaam		—
ablativePāsiphaē—
vocativePāsiphaē—

Pāsĭphăē, ēs, and Pāsĭphăa, ae, = Πασιφάη (the All-shining),
I. daughter of Helios, sister of Circe, wife of Minos, and mother of Androgeus, Phœdra, and Ariadne, and also of the Minotaur by a beautiful bull, which Venus, out of hatred, had inspired her with a passion for, Ov. A. A. 1, 295; Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 48; id. Div. 1, 43, 96; Serv. Verg. A. 6, 14; Hyg. Fab. 40: Pasiphaen nivei solatur amore juvenci, Verg. E. 6, 46: Pasiphaae fano, Cic. Div. l. l.: Pasiphaes gener, i.e. Theseus, Ov. Ib. 90.— Hence,
II. Pāsĭphăēïus, a, um, adj., Pasiphœan.—In the fem. subst.: Pāsĭ-phaēïa, Phœdra, Ov. M. 15, 500.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Πασιφάη (Pasipháē), derived from πᾶσι (pâsi, “to all”) + φάος (pháos, “light”).

Descendants
  • EnglishPasiphae
  • ItalianPasifae
  • ItalianPasife

Quick answers

What does Pāsiphaē mean in Latin?
Pāsiphaē, a proper noun, means “Pasiphae”.
What is the genitive of Pāsiphaē?
The genitive singular is Pāsiphaēs. Pāsiphaē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Pāsiphaē?
In classical Latin, [paːˈsɪ.pʰa.eː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [paˈs̬iː.fa.e].