daedalus

See also: Daedalus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos), the mythological figure who crafted the waxen wings of Icarus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdae̯.da.lus/, [ˈd̪äe̯d̪äɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈde.da.lus/, [ˈd̪ɛːd̪älus]

Adjective

daedalus (feminine daedala, neuter daedalum); first/second-declension adjective

1. skillful, artfully constructed

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	daedalus	daedala	daedalum		daedalī	daedalae	daedala
genitive	daedalī	daedalae	daedalī		daedalōrum	daedalārum	daedalōrum
dative	daedalō	daedalae	daedalō		daedalīs
accusative	daedalum	daedalam	daedalum		daedalōs	daedalās	daedala
ablative	daedalō	daedalā	daedalō		daedalīs
vocative	daedale	daedala	daedalum		daedalī	daedalae	daedala

References

• “daedalus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “daedalus”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[1]
• “daedalus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “daedalus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• Langenscheidt Pocket Latin Dictionary. Berlin: Langenschedit, 1966.