Daedalus

From Latin Daedalus, from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːdələs/, /ˈdɛdələs/, /ˈdeɪdələs/

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Daedalus

1. (Greek mythology) Greek mythological figure who crafted the waxen wings of Icarus.
2. Project Daedalus: a scheme for an interstellar probe that would use fusion rockets.

• daedaloid

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdae̯.da.ɫʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈdɛː.da.lus]

Daedalus m (genitive Daedalī); second declension

1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Daedalus
2. (Greek mythology): the Athenian man involved in the cycle of the Minotaur, the man who built the labyrinth, etc.

Second-declension noun, singular only.

• → English: Daedalus
• French: Dédale
• Italian: Dedalo
  • Italian: dedalo (“warren (figurative)”)