Elissa

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἔλῐσσᾰ (Élissa); probably from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤎𐤕 (ʾlʾst /⁠Elishat⁠/), 𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤎 (ʾlʾs /⁠Elisha⁠/).
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Proper noun

Elissa

1. (Greek mythology) Dido, queen of Carthage.
2. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Translations

name of Queen Dido

• Italian: Elisa (it)
• Spanish: Elisa (es)

Anagrams

• Alesis, Alessi, Lassie, aisles, laisse, lassie, sailes, slaies

Latin

Alternative forms

• Elīsa

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔλῐσσᾰ (Élissa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eˈlis.sa/, [ɛˈlʲɪs̠ːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈlis.sa/, [eˈlisːä]

Proper noun

Elissa f sg (genitive Elissae); first declension

1. (poetic) Synonym of Dīdō (“legendary foundress and queen of Carthage”)

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Elissa
genitive	Elissae
dative	Elissae
accusative	Elissam
ablative	Elissā
vocative	Elissa

Related terms

• Elissaeus

References

• “Ĕlissa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Elīsa (-ssa) in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “582”