Δάφνη

See also: δάφνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dá.pʰnɛː/ → /ˈða.ɸni/ → /ˈða.fni/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dá.pʰnɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈda.pʰne̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈða.ɸni/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈða.fni/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈða.fni/

Proper noun

Δάφνη • (Dáphnē) f (genitive Δάφνης); first declension

1. Daphne

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Δάφνη; τῆς Δάφνης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Δάφνη hē Dáphnē
Genitive	τῆς Δάφνης tês Dáphnēs
Dative	τῇ Δάφνῃ têi Dáphnēi
Accusative	τὴν Δάφνην tḕn Dáphnēn
Vocative	Δάφνη Dáphnē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• Δαφναί (Daphnaí)

Descendants

• Greek: Δάφνη (Dáfni)
• → Albanian: Dafina
• → English: Daphne
• → Irish: Dafnae
• → Latin: Daphne
  • → French: Daphné
  • → Italian: Dafne
  • → Portuguese: Dafne
• → Macedonian: Дафина (Dafina)
• → Russian: Дафна (Dafna)
• → Turkish: Defne

References

• Δάφνη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δάφνη (Dáphnē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈðafni/
• Hyphenation: Δάφ‧νη

Proper noun

Δάφνη • (Dáfni) f

1. Dafni (southeast Athenian neighbourhood)
2. Dafni (any other so-named towns across Greece)
3. Dafni, Dafnion (forest west of Athens)
4. a female given name, Dafni, equivalent to English Daphne

Declension

Declension of Δάφνη

	singular
nominative	Δάφνη (Dáfni)
genitive	Δάφνης (Dáfnis)
accusative	Δάφνη (Dáfni)
vocative	Δάφνη (Dáfni)

Further reading

• Δάφνη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el