Perséfone

See also: Persefone, Persèfone, and Persefonė

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Perséfona (rare)
Perséphone, Persephone (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁˈsɛ.fo.ni/ [pehˈsɛ.fo.ni]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /peɾˈsɛ.fo.ni/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /peʁˈsɛ.fo.ni/ [peχˈsɛ.fo.ni]
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /peɻˈsɛ.fo.ni/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁˈsɛ.fo.ne/ [pehˈsɛ.fo.ne]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾˈsɛ.fu.nɨ/

Hyphenation: Per‧sé‧fo‧ne

Proper noun

Perséfone f

(Greek mythology) Persephone (wife of Hades)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /peɾˈsefone/ [peɾˈse.fo.ne]
Rhymes: -efone
Syllabification: Per‧sé‧fo‧ne

Proper noun

Perséfone f

(Greek mythology) Persephone