Philomela
See also: philomela
English
Alternative forms
- Philomel (archaic)
Etymology
From Latin Philomela, from Ancient Greek Φιλομήλη (Philomḗlē), from φίλος (phílos, “love”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple; fruit; sheep”), but folk-etymologized since at least Ovid's time as "lover of song".
Proper noun
Philomela
- A female given name, particularly (mythology) the sister of Procne who is raped and mutilated by her brother-in-law Tereus and supposedly transformed into a bird by the gods.
- (literary zoology) The nightingale.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φιλομήλη (Philomḗlē), from φίλος (phílos, “love”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple; fruit; sheep”), but folk-etymologized since at least Ovid's time as "lover of song".
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pʰi.loˈmeː.la/, [pʰɪ.ɫɔˈmeː.ɫa]
Proper noun
Philomēla f sg (genitive Philomēlae); first declension
- A female given name, particularly (mythology) the sister of Procne who is raped and mutilated by her brother-in-law Tereus and supposedly transformed into a swallow by the gods.
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Philomēla |
| Genitive | Philomēlae |
| Dative | Philomēlae |
| Accusative | Philomēlam |
| Ablative | Philomēlā |
| Vocative | Philomēla |
Derived terms
- philomēla
References
- Phĭlŏmēla in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Phĭlŏmēla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette