Latin edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δαφνών (daphnṓn), from δάφνη (dáphnē, laurel”, “bay).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

daphnōn m (genitive daphnōnis); third declension

  1. a grove of laurels

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative daphnōn daphnōnēs
Genitive daphnōnis daphnōnum
Dative daphnōnī daphnōnibus
Accusative daphnōnem daphnōnēs
Ablative daphnōne daphnōnibus
Vocative daphnōn daphnōnēs

References edit

  • daphnon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • daphnon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • daphnon”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly