Deianira

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Deianira

/ˌdiː.əˈnaɪ̯.ɹə/ UK
/ˌdiː.əˈnʌɪ̯.ɹə/ UK
/ˌdeɪ̯-/ UK
/ˌdi.əˈnaɪ̯.ɹə/ Canada, US
/ˌdeɪ̯-/ Canada, US
/ˌdiː.əˈnɑe̯.ɹə/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˌdæɪ̯-/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˌdi.əˈnaɪ̯.ɹə/ Scotland
/ˌdi.ʌˈnaɪ̯.ɹʌ/ Scotland
/ˌde-/ Scotland
/ˌɖiː.aˈnəj.ɾa/ India
/ˌɖiː.aˈnɑːj.ɾa/ India
/ˌɖeː-/ India
/ˌɖɛj-/ India
/ˌɖeː(j)-/ India

Rhymes with -aɪɹə

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin Dēianīra, borrowed from Ancient Greek Δῃᾰ́νειρα (Dēiắneira, literally “hostile to her husband”).

proper noun Deïanira · Deianeira

Greek The third wife of Heracles.

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name the third wife of Heracles

한국어	데이아네이라 Deianeira
日本語	デーイアネイラ Dēianeira
Français	Déjanire
Italiano	Deianìra
Ελληνικά	Δηιάνειρα Diiáneira

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@misc{deianira_2026,
  title = {Deianira},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deianira},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}