Deianira
English
Etymology
From Latin Dēianīra, from Ancient Greek Δῃάνειρα (Dēiáneira, literally “hostile to her husband”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdiːəˈnaɪəɹə/, /ˌdeɪ.əˈnaɪəɹə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌdi.əˈnaɪɹə/, enPR: dē'ə-nīʹrə
- Rhymes: -aɪɹə
Proper noun
Deianira
- (Greek mythology) The third wife of Heracles.
Translations
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Italian
Alternative forms
- Dejanira (now dated)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Dēianīra, from Ancient Greek Δῃάνειρα (Dēiáneira, literally “hostile to her husband”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.jaˈni.ra/
- Rhymes: -ira
- Hyphenation: De‧ia‧nì‧ra
Proper noun
Deianira f
- (Greek mythology) Deianira
- a female given name
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Δῃάνειρα (Dēiáneira, literally “hostile to her husband”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deː.i̯aˈniː.ra/, [d̪eːi̯äˈniːrä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /de.jaˈni.ra/, [d̪ejäˈniːrä]
Proper noun
Dēianīra f sg (genitive Dēianīrae); first declension
- (Greek mythology) Deianira
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Dēianīra |
Genitive | Dēianīrae |
Dative | Dēianīrae |
Accusative | Dēianīram |
Ablative | Dēianīrā |
Vocative | Dēianīra |
References
- “Deianira”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Deianira in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette