philomela
See also: Philomela
Latin
Etymology
Figurative usage of Philomēla, 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 (genitive philomēlae); first declension
- (literary zoology, originally) The swallow.
- (literary zoology, mistakenly) The nightingale.
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | philomēla | philomēlae |
| Genitive | philomēlae | philomēlārum |
| Dative | philomēlae | philomēlīs |
| Accusative | philomēlam | philomēlās |
| Ablative | philomēlā | philomēlīs |
| Vocative | philomēla | philomēlae |
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