Arachne

Translingual

Leptopus phyllanthoides

Wikispecies

Etymology

Latin Arachne

Proper noun

Arachne f

  1. The genus Leptopus.

English

Etymology

From Latin Arachnē, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈɹækni/

Proper noun

Arachne

  1. (Greek mythology) A woman famous for her skill at weaving. She was changed into a spider by the goddess Athena.
  2. A web browser.

Translations

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈrakʰ.neː/
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Proper noun

Arachnē f (genitive Arachnēs); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Arachne

Inflection

First declension, Greek type.

Case Singular Plural
nominative Arachnē Arachnae
genitive Arachnēs Arachnārum
dative Arachnae Arachnīs
accusative Arachnēn Arachnās
ablative Arachnē Arachnīs
vocative Arachnē Arachnae

References

  • Arachne in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Arachne in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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