What does Polyxena mean in Latin?

Polyxena, a proper noun, means “The daughter of Priamus and Hecuba, sacrificed to the ghost of Achilles”.

What is the genitive of Polyxena?

The genitive singular is Polyxenae. Polyxena is feminine, first declension.

In classical Latin, [pɔˈlyk.sɛ.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [poˈlik.se.na].

proper noun · femininefirst declension

Polyxena f sg (genitive Polyxenae)

Classical[pɔˈlyk.sɛ.na]Ecclesiastical[poˈlik.se.na]

GreekfemininesingularThe daughter of Priamus and Hecuba, sacrificed to the ghost of Achilles

Pŏlyxĕna, ae, f., = Πολυξένη,

I. a daughter of Priam, whom Pyrrhus, the son of Achilles, sacrificed at his father's grave, Ov. M. 13, 448; Juv. 10, 262; Sen. Troad. 368; Hyg. Fab. 110; cf. Verg. A. 3, 321.— Hence,

II. Pŏlyxĕnĭus, a, um, adj., of Polyxena, Polyxenian: caedes, Cat. 64, 369.

From Ancient Greek Πολυξένη (Poluxénē).

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