Polyxena

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πολυξένη (Poluxénē).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /poˈlyk.se.na/, [pɔˈlʲʏks̠ɛnä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /poˈlik.se.na/, [poˈliksenä]

Proper noun

Polyxena f sg (genitive Polyxenae); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) The daughter of Priamus and Hecuba, sacrificed to the ghost of Achilles

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Polyxena
Genitive Polyxenae
Dative Polyxenae
Accusative Polyxenam
Ablative Polyxenā
Vocative Polyxena

Descendants

  • Italian: Polissena
  • Translingual: Polyxena

References

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