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Daedalus Pronunciation
Daedalus is pronounced DE-duh-luhs, IPA /ˈdɛdələs/.
DE-duh-luhs
US /ˈdɛdələs/
Syllables: DE · duh · luhs (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: The craftsman of Greek myth who built the labyrinth on Crete and made wings for himself and his son Icarus.
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Two Ways to Say Daedalus
The pronunciation changes with the meaning or the part of speech. The form above is the most common; the others are:
- the day-DA-luhs reading, heard in some classical teaching: /ˌdeɪˈdæləs/ (day-DA-luhs)
Daedalus in a Sentence
- Daedalus warned his son not to fly too close to the sun.
- The maze was said to be the work of Daedalus.
- Joyce named his young hero Stephen Dedalus after Daedalus.
Common Mispronunciations of Daedalus
Not DAY-duh-luhs
The ae at the start is a single short e in the usual English reading, so DE sounds like the start of dead. A long ay belongs to the less common variant.
Not duh-DAY-luhs
Hold the beat where it falls in the common reading, right at the front. Only the variant moves it to the middle.
Tip: The spelling ae in Greek names usually settles into a plain e in English, as in aesthetic and Caesar.
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