See Daphne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Dafne"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "Dapunē",
"sense": "mythological dryad",
"word": "ダプネー"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "Dapeune",
"sense": "mythological dryad",
"word": "다프네"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mythological dryad",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Daphnē"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mythological dryad",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Dafne"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "mythological dryad",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Dafne"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Dáfna",
"sense": "mythological dryad",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Да́фна"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mythological dryad",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Dafne"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "mythological dryad",
"word": "Dafni"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "Dáfna",
"sense": "mythological dryad",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Да́фна"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "Guìshénxīng",
"sense": "Asteroid",
"word": "桂神星"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "Dáfūní",
"sense": "female given name",
"word": "達夫妮 /达夫妮"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Daphné"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "Dáfni",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Δάφνη"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "Dafná",
"sense": "female given name",
"word": "דַּפְנָה"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Dafne"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Defne"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"41 Daphne",
"Daphne"
],
"word": "Daphne"
}
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