Deidamia

See also: Deïdamìa

Translingual

Deidamia inscriptum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δηϊδάμεια (Dēïdámeia).

Proper noun

Deidamia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sphingidae – Deidamia inscriptum.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Passifloraceae.

Hypernyms

• (genus of moth): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Bombycoidea - superfamily; Sphingidae - family; Macroglossinae - subfamily; Macroglossini - tribe; Macroglossina - subtribe
• (genus of plant): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids, COM clade - clades; Malpighiales - order; Passifloraceae - family; Passifloroideae - subfamily Passifloreae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus of moth): Deidamia inscriptum (lettered sphinx) - sole species
• (genus of plant): Deidamia alata - type species

Further reading

moth

• Deidamia (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Deidamia (Sphingidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Deidamia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Deidamia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Deidamia at National Center for Biotechnology Information

plant

• Deidamia (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Deidamia (Passifloraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Deidamia at Tropicos
• Deidamia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Deidamia at The Plant List

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δηϊδάμεια (Dēïdámeia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdeɪdəˈmaɪə/

Proper noun

Deidamia

1. (Greek mythology) the daughter of King Lycomedes of Scyros

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δηϊδάμεια (Dēïdámeia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dej.daˈmi.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: Dei‧da‧mì‧a

Proper noun

Deidamia f

1. (Greek mythology) Deidamia

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δηϊδάμεια (Dēïdámeia).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /deː.i.daˈmiː.a/, [d̪eːɪd̪äˈmiːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /de.i.daˈmi.a/, [d̪eid̪äˈmiːä]

Proper noun

Dēidamīa f sg (genitive Dēidamīae); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) The daughter of King Lycomedes and lover of Achilles
2. A princess of Epirus and the last representative of the Aeacid dynasty

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Dēidamīa
Genitive	Dēidamīae
Dative	Dēidamīae
Accusative	Dēidamīam
Ablative	Dēidamīā
Vocative	Dēidamīa

References

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