Pasifae

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Pāsiphaē, from Ancient Greek Πασιφάη (Pasipháē, literally “the all-lighter”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈzi.fa.e/, /pa.ziˈfa.e/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ifae, -ae
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧sì‧fa‧e, Pa‧si‧fà‧e

Proper noun

Pasifae f

  1. (Greek mythology) Pasiphae (mother of the Minotaur)

References

  1. ^ Pasifae in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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