Δῃάνειρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Δηϊᾰ́νειρᾰ (Dēïắneiră), Δᾱϊᾰ́νειρᾰ (Dāïắneiră)

Etymology

From δήϊος (dḗïos, “hostile, destroying”) +‎ ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man, husband”) +‎ -ῐᾰ (-ĭă), referring to her killing of her husband, Heracles.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dɛːi̯.á.neː.ra/ → /ðiˈa.ni.ra/ → /ðiˈa.ni.ra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dɛːi̯.á.neː.ra/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /de̝ˈa.ni.ra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðiˈa.ni.ra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðiˈa.ni.ra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðiˈa.ni.ra/

Proper noun

Δῃᾰ́νειρᾰ • (Dēiắneiră) f (genitive Δῃᾰνείρᾱς); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Deianira (third wife of Heracles)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Δῃᾰ́νειρᾰ; τῆς Δῃᾰνείρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Δῃᾰ́νειρᾰ hē Dēiắneiră
Genitive	τῆς Δῃᾰνείρᾱς tês Dēiăneírās
Dative	τῇ Δῃᾰνείρᾳ têi Dēiăneírāi
Accusative	τὴν Δῃᾰ́νειρᾰν tḕn Dēiắneirăn
Vocative	Δῃᾰ́νειρᾰ Dēiắneiră
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Δηάνειρα (Diáneira)
• → Latin: Dēianīra
  • → English: Deianira
  • → French: Déjanire
  • → Italian: Deianira, Dejanira

References

• Δηϊάνειρα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “Δῃάνειρα”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,008