Perdita
See also: perdita
English
Etymology
Named after the daughter of Leontes and Hermione in William Shakespeare's play The Winter's Tale; from Italian perdita (“loss”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɝdɪtə/ (Shakespeare, astronomy)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɝdɪtə/, /pɚˈditə/ (given name)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɜːdɪtə/
- (General American) Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dɪtə, -iːtə
Proper noun
Perdita
- (literature) A character in Shakespeare's play The Winter's Tale.
- (astronomy) A moon of Uranus.
- A female given name.
Translations
moon of Uranus
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Anagrams
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Proper noun
Perdita