Desdemona

Desdémona Desdemoną English Alternative forms en Disdemona Etymology Coined based on en grc δυσ- + grc δαίμων, hence "ill-fated, unfortunate". Pronunciation en /ˌdɛzdəˈmoʊnə/ US en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Desdemona.wav US en Des de mo na Proper noun Othello's wife in Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, noted for being a victim of jealousy. en 1919 The War Diary of a Diplomat Lee Meriwether 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. en 1848 The Life of Samuel Johnson James Boswell 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. en 2005 Robert Browning: The Critical Heritage Boyd Litzinger; Donald Smalley 260 Luria, the Moor of Florence, is a sentimentally magnanimous Othello without his passions and without his Desdemona. en 2012 Nosotros: A Study of Everyday Meanings in Hispano New Mexico Alvin O. Korte 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. en astronomy An inner moon of the planet Uranus. en astronomy 666 Desdemona, a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1908. Antonyms en Eudaimonia Translations character Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 苔絲德蒙娜 Táisīdéméngnà Esperanto: eo Dezdemono Finnish: fi Desdemona French: fr Desdémone f Polish: pl Desdemona f Portuguese: pt Desdêmona f Russian: ru Дездемона f moon of Uranus Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 天衛十 Tiānwèishí Esperanto: eo Dezdemono Finnish: fi Desdemona French: fr Desdémone German: de Desdemona f Italian: it Desdemona m Japanese: ja デズデモーナ Dezudemōna Malayalam: ml ഡെസ്ഡിമോണ Polish: pl Desdemona f Portuguese: pt Desdêmona Russian: ru Дездемона f Spanish: es Desdémona main-belt asteroid Esperanto: eo Dezdemono Japanese: ja デズデモーナ Dezudemōna Polish: pl Desdemona f Further reading en Fictional characters Moons of Uranus William Shakespeare Polish pl: Etymology pl :lbor la:Desdemona + 1 Pronunciation Proper noun f en Desdemona moon of Uranus Declension s Further reading pl Moons of Uranus Turkish tr:+ (uydu) Proper noun tr astronomy en Desdemona tr Moons of Uranus