Perdita

See also: perdita

English

Etymology

Named after the daughter of Leontes and Hermione in William Shakespeare's play The Winter's Tale; from Italian perdita (“loss”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɝdɪtə/, /pɚˈditə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɜːdɪtə/
• (General American) Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dɪtə, -iːtə

Proper noun

Perdita

1. (astronomy) A moon of Uranus.
2. A female given name.

Translations

moon of Uranus

• Japanese: ペルディータ (ja) (Perudīta)

Anagrams

• partied, pirated

Turkish

Proper noun

Perdita

1. (astronomy) Perdita