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

 

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
tēî 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

References

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