daedalus, daedala, daedalum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
skillful, dexterous; skillfully made/worked; [Daedalus => built Labyrinth];
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | daedalus | daedali |
| Gen. | daedali | daedalorum |
| Dat. | daedalo | — |
| Acc. | daedalum | daedalos |
| Voc. | daedale | daedali |
| Abl. | daedalo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | daedala | daedalae |
| Gen. | daedalae | daedalarum |
| Dat. | daedalae | — |
| Acc. | daedalam | daedalas |
| Voc. | daedala | daedalae |
| Abl. | daedala | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | daedalum | daedala |
| Gen. | daedali | daedalorum |
| Dat. | daedalo | — |
| Acc. | daedalum | daedala |
| Voc. | daedalum | daedala |
| Abl. | daedalo | — |
Examples
- A
Liber VII
Aulus Gellius
"...quid illae sint aves, quas Nigidius "inferas" appellavit.1 Daedalus, ut fama est, fugiens Minoia regna praepetibus pennis ausus..." - D
Satura III
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...deteret exiguis aliquid, proponimus illuc ire, fatigatas ubi Daedalus exuit alas, dum nova canities, dum prima et recta..." - L
Oedipus
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...pinnis puer, nomen eripuit freto. Callidus medium senex Daedalus librans iter nube sub media stetit alitem expectans suum..." - L
Hercules [Oetaeus]
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...orbem. medium caeli dum sulcat iter, tenuit placidas Daedalus oras nullique dedit nomina ponto; sed dum uolucres uincere..." - L
Phaedra
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...aliquid. quis meas miserae deus aut quis iuuare Daedalus flammas queat? non si ille remeet, arte Mopsopia potens..." - G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...putes. Habeo capidem quam reliquit patronorum unus, ubi Daedalus Niobam in equum Troianum includit. Nam Hermerotis pugnas..." 
Liber Primus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...salum facibusque coruscat. haud secus, aerisona volucer cum Daedalus Ida prosiluit iuxtaque comes brevioribus alis, nube nova linquente..."- P
Aeneid VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...futura. iam subeunt Triviae lucos atque aurea tecta. Daedalus, ut fama est, fugiens Minoia regna praepetibus pennis ausus..."