Perdita

See also: perdita

English

Etymology

Named after the daughter of Leontes and Hermione in William Shakespeare's play The Winter's Tale; from Italian perdita (“loss”).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɝdɪtə/, /pɚˈditə/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɜːdɪtə/
(General American) Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dɪtə, -iːtə

Proper noun

Perdita

(astronomy) A moon of Uranus.
A female given name.

Translations

moon of Uranus

Japanese: ペルディータ (ja) (Perudīta)

Anagrams

partied, pirated

Turkish

Proper noun

Perdita

(astronomy) Perdita

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