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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀναξαρέτη (Anaxarétē).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Anaxarete
- (Greek mythology) a rich and beautiful maiden of Cyprus, who, disdaining the love of Iphis, was changed to stone.
Translations
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀναξαρέτη (Anaxarétē).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Anaxaretē f sg (genitive Anaxaretēs); first declension
- (Greek mythology) Anaxarete (a proud princess of Cyprus who refused the advances of a shepherd named Iphis and was turned into a stone statue by Aphrodite).
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.