Persephone
See also: Persephonë and Perséphone
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editPersephone
- (Greek mythology) A minor deity, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and vegetation. Originally named Kore/Core, she is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades. Her Roman counterpart is Proserpina.
- (astronomy) 399 Persephone, a main belt asteroid.
- (rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- (science fiction) The tenth planet, orbiting beyond Pluto.
Translations
editGreek goddess
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female given name
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Latin
editEtymology
editFrom the Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /perˈse.pʰo.neː/, [pɛrˈs̠ɛpʰɔneː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /perˈse.fo.ne/, [perˈsɛːfone]
Proper noun
editPersephonē f sg (genitive Persephonēs); first declension
- (Greek mythology) Persephone (Greek goddess)
- (transferred sense) Death (personified)
Declension
edit- The regularized genitive Persephonae occurs in later Latin.
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Persephonē |
Genitive | Persephonēs |
Dative | Persephonae |
Accusative | Persephonēn |
Ablative | Persephonē |
Vocative | Persephonē |
Synonyms
edit- (Persephone [Greek goddess]): Prōserpina (Roman counterpart)
References
edit- “Persĕphŏnē”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Persephone”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Persĕphŏnē in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,159/1.
- “Persephonē” on page 1,354/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Portuguese
editProper noun
editPersephone f
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