daphnon

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdapʰ.noːn/, [ˈd̪äpʰnoːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdaf.non/, [ˈd̪äfnon]

Noun

daphnōn m (genitive daphnōnis); third declension

1. a grove of laurels

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	daphnōn	daphnōnes
Genitive	daphnōnis	daphnōnum
Dative	daphnōnī	daphnōnibus
Accusative	daphnōna	daphnōnas
Ablative	daphnōne	daphnōnibus
Vocative	daphnōn	daphnōnes

References

• “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