daedalus
See also: Daedalus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos), the mythological figure who crafted the waxen wings of Icarus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdae̯.da.lus/, [ˈd̪äe̯d̪äɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈde.da.lus/, [ˈd̪ɛːd̪älus]
Adjective
daedalus (feminine daedala, neuter daedalum); first/second-declension adjective
- skillful, artfully constructed
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | daedalus | daedala | daedalum | daedalī | daedalae | daedala | |
| Genitive | daedalī | daedalae | daedalī | daedalōrum | daedalārum | daedalōrum | |
| Dative | daedalō | daedalō | daedalīs | ||||
| Accusative | daedalum | daedalam | daedalum | daedalōs | daedalās | daedala | |
| Ablative | daedalō | daedalā | daedalō | daedalīs | |||
| Vocative | daedale | daedala | daedalum | daedalī | daedalae | daedala | |
References
- “daedalus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “daedalus”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- “daedalus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “daedalus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Langenscheidt Pocket Latin Dictionary. Berlin: Langenschedit, 1966.