Deianira

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English

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Etymology

From Latin Dēianīra, from Ancient Greek Δῃάνειρα (Dēiáneira, literally hostile to her husband).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Deianira

  1. (Greek mythology) The third wife of Heracles.

Translations

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Dēianīra, from Ancient Greek Δῃάνειρα (Dēiáneira, literally hostile to her husband).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.jaˈni.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ira
  • Hyphenation: De‧ia‧nì‧ra

Proper noun

Deianira f

  1. (Greek mythology) Deianira
  2. a female given name

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δῃάνειρα (Dēiáneira, literally hostile to her husband).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Dēianīra f sg (genitive Dēianīrae); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Deianira

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Dēianīra
Genitive Dēianīrae
Dative Dēianīrae
Accusative Dēianīram
Ablative Dēianīrā
Vocative Dēianīra

Descendants

  • English: Deianira
  • French: Déjanire
  • Italian: Deianira, Dejanira

References

  • Deianira”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • Deianira in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.