Polyxena

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πολυξένη (Poluxénē).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /poˈlyk.se.na/, [pɔˈlʲʏks̠ɛnä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /poˈlik.se.na/, [poˈliksenä]

Proper noun

Polyxena f sg (genitive Polyxenae); first declension

(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 and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Polyxena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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