Deianira

English

Etymology

From Latin Dēianīra, from Ancient Greek Δῃάνειρα (Dēiáneira, literally “hostile to her husband”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdiːəˈnaɪəɹə/, /ˌdeɪ.əˈnaɪəɹə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌdi.əˈnaɪɹə/, enPR: dē'ə-nīʹrə
• Rhymes: -aɪɹə

Proper noun

Deianira

1. (Greek mythology) The third wife of Heracles.

Translations

Translations

• French: Déjanire (fr) f
• Greek: Δηιάνειρα (el) f (Diiáneira)

  Ancient Greek: Δῃάνειρα f (Dēiáneira)

• Japanese: デーイアネイラ (Dēianeira)
• Korean: 데이아네이라 (Deianeira)

Italian

Alternative forms

• Dejanira (now dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Dēianīra, from Ancient Greek Δῃάνειρα (Dēiáneira, literally “hostile to her husband”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.jaˈni.ra/
• Rhymes: -ira
• Hyphenation: De‧ia‧nì‧ra

Proper noun

Deianira f

1. (Greek mythology) Deianira
2. a female given name

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δῃάνειρα (Dēiáneira, literally “hostile to her husband”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /deː.i̯aˈniː.ra/, [d̪eːi̯äˈniːrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /de.jaˈni.ra/, [d̪ejäˈniːrä]

Proper noun

Dēianīra f sg (genitive Dēianīrae); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Deianira

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Dēianīra
Genitive	Dēianīrae
Dative	Dēianīrae
Accusative	Dēianīram
Ablative	Dēianīrā
Vocative	Dēianīra

Descendants

• → English: Deianira
• → French: Déjanire
• → Italian: Deianira, Dejanira

References

• “Deianira”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• Deianira in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.