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Daphne
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Daphné Daphnë daphne daphné
Translingual
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Etymology
From mul grc δάφνη laurel.
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Thymelaeaceae daphnes, Old World shrubs with scented flowers and poisonous berries
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Daphne laureola species (spurge-laurel) type species; Daphne gnidium species (flax-leaved daphne), Daphne genkwa species (Chinese daphne) selected other species; for the numerous other species see 1
Derived terms
mul Actinodaphne genus Chamaedaphne genus Antidaphne genus Rhodostemonodaphne genus Phyllostemonodaphne genus Alseodaphne genus Povedadaphne genus Triadodaphne genus Mocinnodaphne genus Dryadodaphne genus Acanthodaphne genus Cryptodaphne genus Acamptodaphne genus Didaphne genus Ophiodaphne genus Senadaphne genus
References
Daphne (plant)
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English
41 +
Alternative forms
en Daphnë
Etymology
en :bor grc:δάφνη<t:laurel, bay> + 1
Pronunciation
en /ˈdæfni/ UK,US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Daphne.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en Greek god A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus.
II I Run when you will, the story shall be chang'd; / Apollo flies, and Daphne holds the chase; / The dove pursues the griffin
en astronomy 41 Daphne, a main belt asteroid.
en female Ancient Greek.
en 1989 John Banville The Book of Evidence 7 My wife. Daphne. Yes, that was, is, her name. For some reason people have always found it faintly comic. I think it matches very well her damp, dark, myopic beauty.
Synonyms
astronomy 41 Daphne, ㊶
Derived terms
en Daphne Major Daphnean Daphnian daphnin
Translations
mythological dryad
Arabic: ar دافني f
Catalan: ca Dafne f
Czech: cs Dafné f
Esperanto: eo Dafno
French: fr Daphné f
Greek: el Δάφνη f
Ancient Greek: grc Δάφνη f
Hindi: hi दाफ्ने
Irish: ga Dafnae f
Italian: it Dafne f
Japanese: ja ダプネー Dapunē
Korean: ko ^다프네
Latin: la Daphnē f
Polish: pl Dafne f
Portuguese: pt Dafne f
Russian: ru Да́фна f
Spanish: es Dafne f
Turkish: tr Dafni
Ukrainian: uk Да́фна f
Asteroid
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 桂神星
Polish: pl Dafne f
female given name
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 達夫妮
French: fr Daphné f
Greek: el Δάφνη f
Hebrew: he דַּפְנָה Dafná
Italian: it Dafne f
Polish: pl Dafne f
Portuguese: pt Dafne, pt Daphne
Turkish: tr Defne f
en Asteroids
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :der en:Daphne 2 1
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb female English
2019 — Ciar, Troy, Daphne Chloe Villamor Beauty Queen with a Beautiful Heart (14 August), Super Ka, SuperBalita
ceb Sa miaging semana nagbalikbayan si Daphne sa iyang yutang natawhan sa Maribago, Mactan diin personal siyang nang-apod-apod og mga hinabang.
ceb Greek god a dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus
ceb astronomy the asteroid 41 Daphne
Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Dafne rare
Etymology
Ultimately from nl grc δάφνη laurel, bay, perhaps via French or alternatively English.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈdɑf.nə/
nl Nl-Daphne.ogg
nl Daph ne
Proper noun
f
nl female
Latin
la:
Etymology
la Daphnē :bor grc:δάφνη<t:laurel, bay> + 1
Pronunciation
Daphnē
Proper noun
Daphnē<1>
la Greek mythology Daphne
Declension
Daphnē<1>
Portuguese
Pronunciation
dafi^ne
Proper noun
f
pt Dafne