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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔλῐσσᾰ (Élĭssă); probably from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤎𐤕 (ʾlʾst /Elishat/), 𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤎 (ʾlʾs /Elisha/).
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Elissa
- (Greek mythology) Dido, queen of Carthage.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔλῐσσᾰ (Élĭssă).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Elissa f sg (genitive Elissae); first declension
- (poetic) Synonym of Dīdō (“legendary foundress and queen of Carthage”)
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
References
- “Ĕlissa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Elīsa (-ssa) in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “582”