Daedalus

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Daedalus, from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdiːdələs/, /ˈdɛdələs/, /ˈdeɪdələs/ === Proper noun === Daedalus (Greek mythology) Greek mythological figure who crafted the waxen wings of Icarus. Project Daedalus: a scheme for an interstellar probe that would use fusion rockets. ==== Related terms ==== daedaloid ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈdae̯.da.ɫʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈdɛː.da.lus] === Proper noun === Daedalus m (genitive Daedalī); second declension a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Daedalus (Greek mythology): the Athenian man involved in the cycle of the Minotaur, the man who built the labyrinth, etc. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== → English: Daedalus French: Dédale Italian: Dedalo Italian: dedalo (“warren (figurative)”)