"Φιλομήλη" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Φιλομήλη in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /pʰi.lo.mɛ̌ː.lɛː/, /ɸi.loˈmi.li/, /fi.loˈmi.li/, /pʰi.lo.mɛ̌ː.lɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /pʰi.loˈme̝.le̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ɸi.loˈmi.li/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /fi.loˈmi.li/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /fi.loˈmi.li/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From φίλος (phílos, “love”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple; fruit; sheep”), but folk-etymologized since at least the time of Ovid as + μέλος (mélos, “song”). Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Φῐλομήλης|f|first|head=Φῐλομήλη}} Φῐλομήλη • (Phĭlomḗlē) f (genitive Φῐλομήλης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Φῐλομήλη|ης|form=FS}} Forms: Φῐλομήλη [canonical], Phĭlomḗlē [romanization], Φῐλομήλης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ Φῐλομήλη [nominative, singular], τῆς Φῐλομήλης [genitive, singular], τῇ Φῐλομήλῃ [dative, singular], τὴν Φῐλομήλην [accusative, singular], Φῐλομήλη [singular, vocative]
  1. a female given name, Philomela, notably borne by the sister of Procne who was raped and mutilated by her brother-in-law Tereus
    Sense id: en-Φιλομήλη-grc-name-3H~~Xza9 Categories (other): Ancient Greek female given names, Ancient Greek given names, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns in the first declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Greek mythology Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 48 25 27 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns in the first declension: 50 24 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 24 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 20 21 Disambiguation of Greek mythology: 64 17 18
  2. (literary zoology, originally) swallow Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-Φιλομήλη-grc-name-cnbgp0LP Categories (other): Zoology Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  3. (literary zoology, later) nightingale Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-Φιλομήλη-grc-name-XVb5NOsm Categories (other): Zoology Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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      "ipa": "/fi.loˈmi.li/"
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