Δάφνη

See also: δάφνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dá.pʰnɛː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈda.pʰne̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈða.ɸni/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈða.fni/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈða.fni/

Proper noun

Δάφνη • (Dáphnē) f (genitive Δάφνης); first declension

Daphne

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Δάφνη; τῆς Δάφνης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Δάφνη hē Dáphnē
Genitive	τῆς Δάφνης tês Dáphnēs
Dative	τῇ Δάφνῃ tēî Dáphnēi
Accusative	τὴν Δάφνην tḕn Dáphnēn
Vocative	Δάφνη Dáphnē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

Δαφναί (Daphnaí)

Descendants

Greek: Δάφνη (Dáfni)
→ Albanian: Dafina
→ English: Daphne
→ Irish: Dafnae
→ Latin: Daphne
- → French: Daphné
- → Italian: Dafne
- → Portuguese: Dafne
→ Macedonian: Дафина (Dafina)
→ Russian: Дафна (Dafna)
→ Turkish: Defne

References

Δάφνη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δάφνη (Dáphnē).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈðafni/
Hyphenation: Δάφ‧νη

Proper noun

Δάφνη • (Dáfni) f

Dafni (southeast Athenian neighbourhood)
Dafni (any other so-named towns across Greece)
Dafni, Dafnion (forest west of Athens)
a female given name, Dafni, equivalent to English Daphne

Declension

Declension of **Δάφνη**
	singular
nominative	Δάφνη (Dáfni)
genitive	Δάφνης (Dáfnis)
accusative	Δάφνη (Dáfni)
vocative	Δάφνη (Dáfni)

Further reading

Δάφνη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el