philomela
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See also: Philomela
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Figurative usage of Philomēla, from Ancient Greek Φιλομήλη (Philomḗlē), from φίλος (phílos, “love”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple; fruit; sheep”), but folk-etymologized since at least Ovid's time as "lover of song".
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pʰi.loˈmeː.la/, [pʰɪɫ̪ɔˈmeːɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fi.loˈme.la/, [filoˈmɛːlä]
Proper noun[edit]
philomēla f (genitive philomēlae); first declension
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | philomēla | philomēlae |
Genitive | philomēlae | philomēlārum |
Dative | philomēlae | philomēlīs |
Accusative | philomēlam | philomēlās |
Ablative | philomēlā | philomēlīs |
Vocative | philomēla | philomēlae |
References[edit]
- “Phĭlŏmēla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Phĭlŏmēla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.