Philomela

== English == === Alternative forms === Philomel (archaic) === Etymology === From Latin Philomela, 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". === Proper noun === Philomela (Greek mythology) The sister of Procne who is raped and mutilated by her brother-in-law Tereus and supposedly transformed into a bird by the gods. (literary zoology) The nightingale. A female given name. ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed 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 === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pʰɪ.ɫɔˈmeː.ɫa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [fi.loˈmɛː.la] === Proper noun === Philomēla f sg (genitive Philomēlae); first declension (Greek mythology) Philomela (the sister of Procne who is raped and mutilated by her brother-in-law Tereus and supposedly transformed into a bird by the gods) a female given name from Ancient Greek ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: Philomela Middle French: Philomele→ English: PhilomelFrench: Philomèle === References === “Phĭlŏmēla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Phĭlŏmēla”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.