Desdemona
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English
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Etymology
Coined based on Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-) + δαίμων (daímōn), hence "ill-fated, unfortunate".
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Desdemona
- Othello's wife in Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, noted for being a victim of jealousy.
- 1919, Lee Meriwether, The War Diary of a Diplomat:
- As I looked out of the corner of my eye at this savagely picturesque fellow, wondering where was his Desdemona, a dainty and remarkably pretty piece of femininity entered the car, advanced to our table and sat herself beside Othello.
- 1848, James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, page 77:
- On the first of these days' amusements ( I know not what year ) Frank took offence at some attentions paid his Desdemona, and walked away next morning to London in wrath.
- 2005, Boyd Litzinger, Donald Smalley, Robert Browning: The Critical Heritage, page 260:
- Luria, the Moor of Florence, is a sentimentally magnanimous Othello without his passions and without his Desdemona.
- 2012, Alvin O. Korte, Nosotros: A Study of Everyday Meanings in Hispano New Mexico:
- Devastated by early losses, the narcissistic lover is unable to live with his Desdemona because he is unable to live without his idealization of her.
- (astronomy) An inner moon of the planet Uranus.
- (astronomy) 666 Desdemona, a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1908.
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Translations
character
moon of Uranus
Further reading
- “Desdemona”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Desdemona”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Desdemona.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Desdemona f
- Desdemona (moon of Uranus)
Declension
Declension of Desdemona
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Desdemona |
| genitive | Desdemony |
| dative | Desdemonie |
| accusative | Desdemonę |
| instrumental | Desdemoną |
| locative | Desdemonie |
| vocative | Desdemono |
Further reading
Turkish
Proper noun
Desdemona