English

Proper noun

Elissa

1. (Greek mythology) Alternative name of Dido, queen of Carthage.
2. A female given name.

Translations

Anagrams

• aisles, laisse, lassie, sailes

Latin

Alternative forms

• Elīsa

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἔλισσα ‎(Élissa)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /eˈlis.sa/, [ɛˈlɪs.sa]

Proper noun

Elissa f ‎(genitive Elissae); first declension

1. (poetic) Synonym of Dīdō ‎(“legendary foundress and queen of Carthage”)

Declension

First declension.

Related terms

• Elissaeus

References

• Ĕlissa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Elīsa (-ssa)”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 582.