Arachne

Latin Arachne

Arachne f

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Phyllanthaceae – species now placed in genera Leptopus and Notoleptopus.

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• Arachne at Plants of the World Online

From Latin Arachnē, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”).

• IPA^(key): /əˈɹækni/

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Arachne

1. (Greek mythology) A woman famous for her skill at weaving. She was changed into a spider by the goddess Athena.

• arachnid

• arencha, Achnera, acharné, Archean

From Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aˈrakʰ.neː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aˈrak.ne]

Arachnē f (genitive Arachnēs); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Arachne

First-declension noun (Greek-type).

• “Arachne”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Arachne in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.