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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos), the mythological figure who crafted the waxen wings of Icarus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
daedalus (feminine daedala, neuter daedalum); first/second-declension adjective
- skillful, artfully constructed
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
References
- “daedalus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “daedalus”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- “daedalus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “daedalus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Langenscheidt Pocket Latin Dictionary. Berlin: Langenschedit, 1966.