Daphnis

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin Daphnis, from Ancient Greek Δάφνις (Dáphnis).

Proper noun[edit]

Daphnis

  1. (astronomy) A moon of Saturn.

Anagrams[edit]

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δάφνις (Dáphnis).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Daphnis m sg (genitive Daphnidis); third declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Daphnis, was a Sicilian herdsman and the inventor of bucolic poetry

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Daphnis
Genitive Daphnidis
Dative Daphnidī
Accusative Daphnin
Ablative Daphnide
Vocative Daphni

Descendants[edit]

  • English: Daphnis
  • Italian: Dafni
  • Sicilian: Dafni

See also[edit]