Arachne

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Translingual

Leptopus phyllanthoides

Etymology

Latin Arachne

Proper noun

Arachne f

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Phyllanthaceae – species now placed in genera Leptopus and Notoleptopus.

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English

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Etymology

From Latin Arachnē, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Arachne

  1. (Greek mythology) A woman famous for her skill at weaving. She was changed into a spider by the goddess Athena.

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Arachnē f (genitive Arachnēs); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Arachne

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type).

singular plural
nominative Arachnē Arachnae
genitive Arachnēs Arachnārum
dative Arachnae Arachnīs
accusative Arachnēn Arachnās
ablative Arachnē Arachnīs
vocative Arachnē Arachnae

References

  • “Arachne”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Arachne in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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