daphne

Other forms of daphne

plural

daphnes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about daphne

What does daphne mean?

daphne means "any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in daphne?

daphne has 2 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈdæfni/.

Is daphne a common word?

daphne is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.