"Διδώ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Διδώ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /diː.dɔ̌ː/, /ðiˈðo/, /ðiˈðo/, /diː.dɔ̌ː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /diˈdo/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ðiˈðo/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ðiˈðo/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ðiˈðo/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Probably a Phoenician honorary title related to Hebrew דּוֹדָה (doda, “aunt”). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|phn|-}} Phoenician, {{cog|he|דּוֹדָה||aunt|tr=doda}} Hebrew דּוֹדָה (doda, “aunt”) Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Δῑδοῦς|f|third|head=Δῑδώ}} Δῑδώ • (Dīdṓ) f (genitive Δῑδοῦς); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Δῑδώ|Δῑδοῦς|form=F-sing}}, {{grc-decl|Δῑδώ|Δῑδοῦς|dial=ion|form=F-sing}} Forms: Δῑδώ [canonical], Dīdṓ [romanization], Δῑδοῦς [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ Δῑδώ [nominative, singular], τῆς Δῑδοῦς [genitive, singular], τῇ Δῑδοῖ [dative, singular], τὴν Δῑδώ [accusative, singular], Δῑδοῖ [singular, vocative], declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ Δῑδώ [nominative, singular], τῆς Δῑδοῦς [genitive, singular], τῇ Δῑδοῖ [dative, singular], τὴν Δῑδοῦν [accusative, singular], Δῑδοῖ [singular, vocative], Δειδώ [alternative]
  1. Dido (legendary foundress and queen of Carthage) Synonyms: Ἔλισσᾰ (Élissă)
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