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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Pēnelopē

Pēnelopē f sg (genitive Pēnelopēs)
Classical[peːˈnɛ.ɫɔ.peː]Ecclesiastical[peˈnɛː.lo.pe]

Meaning

  1. Penelope, wife to Odysseus, mother to Telemachus, and daughter of Icarius and Peribaea

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePēnelopē—
genitivePēnelopēs—
dativePēnelopae—
accusativePēnelopēn—
ablativePēnelopē—
vocativePēnelopē—

Pēnĕlŏpē, ēs, and Pēnĕlŏpa, ae (Pēnĕlŏpēa, = Πηνελόπεια, Auct. Priap. 68, 28), f., = Πηνελόπη,
I. daughter of Icarius and Peribœa, wife of Ulysses, and mother of Telemachus, celebrated for her chastity and constancy, Ov. H. 1; Hyg. Fab. 126; Plaut. Stich. 1, 1, 1; Cic. N. D. 3, 22, 56; id. Ac. 2, 29, 65; Hor. C. 3, 10, 11; id. S. 2, 5, 76; Juv. 2, 56: sponsi Penelopae, for sensualists, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 28.—
B. Transf, poet., a chaste wife, Mart. 1, 63, 6.—Hence,
II. Pē-nĕlŏpēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Penelope, Penelopean: Telemachus, i. e. the son of Penelope, Cat. 61, 231: fides, Ov. Tr. 5, 14, 36.—Subst.: Pēnĕlŏpēa = Penelope, Auct. Priap. 70, 20.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Πηνελόπη (Pēnelópē).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyPenelopePenelope (Πηνελόπη, Πενελόπη, Πηνελόπεια), a daughter of Icarius and Periboea of Sparta (Hom. Od. 1.329; Apollod. 3.10.6; compi. ICARIUS. According to…

Quick answers

What does Pēnelopē mean in Latin?
Pēnelopē, a proper noun, means “Penelope, wife to Odysseus, mother to Telemachus, and daughter of Icarius and Peribaea”.
What is the genitive of Pēnelopē?
The genitive singular is Pēnelopēs. Pēnelopē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Pēnelopē?
In classical Latin, [peːˈnɛ.ɫɔ.peː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [peˈnɛː.lo.pe].