Sibylla
English
Proper noun
Sibylla
- A female given name from Ancient Greek of historical use; the Latin form of Sibyl.
- c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene ii]:
- If I live to be as old as Sibylla, I will die as chaste as Diana
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Anagrams
- Baillys, syllabi
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σίβυλλα (Síbulla).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /siˈbyl.la/, [s̠ɪˈbʏlːʲä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /siˈbil.la/, [siˈbilːä]
Proper noun
Sibylla f (genitive Sibyllae); first declension
- The sibyl (any of various ancient Mediterranean prophetesses, but most often the Cumaean Sibyl)
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Sibylla | Sibyllae |
| Genitive | Sibyllae | Sibyllārum |
| Dative | Sibyllae | Sibyllīs |
| Accusative | Sibyllam | Sibyllās |
| Ablative | Sibyllā | Sibyllīs |
| Vocative | Sibylla | Sibyllae |
References
- “Sibylla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Sibylla”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Sibylla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Swedish
Proper noun
Sibylla c (genitive Sibyllas)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Sibyl