philomela

See also: Philomela

Latin

Etymology

Figurative usage of Philomēla, from Ancient Greek Φιλομήλη (Philomḗlē), from φίλος (phílos, “love”) +‎ μῆλον (mêlon, “apple; fruit; sheep”), but folk-etymologized since at least Ovid's time as "lover of song".

Pronunciation

Proper noun

philomēla f (genitive philomēlae); first declension

  1. (literary zoology, originally) The swallow.
  2. (literary zoology, mistakenly) The nightingale.

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative philomēla philomēlae
genitive philomēlae philomēlārum
dative philomēlae philomēlīs
accusative philomēlam philomēlās
ablative philomēlā philomēlīs
vocative philomēla philomēlae

References

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