LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Phaedra

Phaedra f sg (genitive Phaedrae)
Classical[ˈpʰae̯.dra]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɛː.dra]

Meaning

  1. GreekfemininesingularPhaedra (the wife of Theseus, who falls in love with but is spurned by her stepson Hippolytus, then commits suicide, but is the cause of his later death (details vary between versions))

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePhaedra—
genitivePhaedrae—
dativePhaedrae—
accusativePhaedram—
ablativePhaedrā—
vocativePhaedra—

Phaedra, ae, f., = Φαίδρα,
I. the daughter of king Minos, of Crete, sister of Ariadne and wife of Theseus; she slew herself for hopeless love of Hippolytus, Verg. A. 6, 445; Ov. A. A. 1, 511; id. H. 4, 74; Sen. Hippol. 434; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 6, 14; Hyg. Fab. 47; 243.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek Φαῖδρος(Phaîdros)
  2. Ancient Greek -ᾱ(-ā)
  3. LatinPhaedra

Ancient Greek Φαίδρᾱ (Phaídrā)bor. Latin Phaedra Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φαίδρᾱ (Phaídrā).

Descendants
  • EnglishPhaedra
  • FrenchPhèdre

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyPhaedraPhaedra (Φαίδρα), a daughter of Minos by Pasiphae or Crete, and the wife of Theseus. (Apollod. 3.1.2.) She was the stepmother of Hippolytus, the son o…

Quick answers

What does Phaedra mean in Latin?
Phaedra, a proper noun, means “Phaedra (the wife of Theseus, who falls in love with but is spurned by her stepson Hippolytus, then commits suicide, but is the cause of his later death (details vary between versions))”.
What is the genitive of Phaedra?
The genitive singular is Phaedrae. Phaedra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Phaedra?
In classical Latin, [ˈpʰae̯.dra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfɛː.dra].
Where does Phaedra come from?
Ancient Greek Φαῖδρος (Phaîdros) → Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) → Latin Phaedra.