Leda

See also: leda, léda, and -leda

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliːdə/

Proper noun

Leda

  1. (Greek mythology) The wife of Tyndareus and mother of Helen, Clytemnestra and Castor and Pollux hatched from eggs as a result of a seduction by Zeus in the guise of a swan
  2. (astronomy) A moon of Jupiter.
  3. (astronomy) 38 Leda, a main belt asteroid; not to be confused with the Jovian moon.

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Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λήδα (Lḗda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.da/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛda
  • Hyphenation: Lè‧da

Proper noun

Leda f

  1. (Greek mythology) Leda
  2. a female given name

Anagrams

References

  1. ^ Leda in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛ̀ːda/

Proper noun

Léda f

  1. a female given name

Declension

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Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. Leda
gen. sing. Lede
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
Leda Ledi Lede
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
Lede Led Led
dative
(dajȃlnik)
Ledi Ledama Ledam
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
Ledo Ledi Lede
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
Ledi Ledah Ledah
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
Ledo Ledama Ledami

Further reading

  • Leda”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Turkish

Proper noun

Leda

  1. (astronomy) Leda