Περσεύς
Ancient Greek edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps Pre-Greek, perhaps from πέρθω (pérthō).
More at Perseus.
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /per.sěu̯s/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /perˈsews/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /perˈseɸs/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /perˈsefs/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /perˈsefs/
Proper noun edit
Περσεύς • (Perseús) m (genitive Περσέως); third declension
Inflection edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “Περσεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Περσεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Περσεύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- Περσεύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- “Περσεύς”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011
Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
- Περσέας (Perséas)
Etymology edit
Unknown origin; see Perseus for details.
Pronunciation edit
Usage notes edit
Περσέας (Perséas) is the standard Modern Greek form of the given name and the mythological character. Περσεύς (Perséfs), in Ancient Greek, is more commonly used when naming the constellation.
Proper noun edit
Περσεύς • (Perséfs) m (plural Perséfs)
- (astronomy) Perseus the constellation between Andromeda and Auriga.
- (Greek mythology) Perseus the killer of Medusa.
Declension edit
Declension in the ancient fashion. Compare to declension of Περσέας.