Peleus

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πηλεύς (Pēleús).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiː.li.əs/

Proper noun

Peleus

1. A Greek hero, son of Aeacus and Endeïs, brother of Telamon, and father of Achilles
2. A rare surname.

Translations

surname

• Danish: Peleus
• Dutch: Peleus
• Estonian: Peleus
• French: Pélée (fr)
• German: Peleus
• Greek: Πηλέας (el) (Piléas)

  Ancient: Πηλεύς (Pēleús)

• Italian: Peleo
• Japanese: ペレウス (Pereusu)
• Latin: Peleus
• Luxembourgish: Peleus
• Portuguese: Peleo
• Russian: Пеле́й (ru) (Peléj)
• Spanish: Peleo

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• Alemannic German: ^{(please verify)} Peleus?

See also

• Peleus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πηλεύς (Pēleús).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpeː.leu̯s/, [ˈpeːɫ̪ɛu̯s̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.leu̯s/, [ˈpɛːleu̯s]

Proper noun

Pēle͡us m sg (genitive Pēleos); third declension

1. Peleus, a king of Thessaly, son of Aeacus, and brother of Telamon

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Pēleus
Genitive	Pēleos
Dative	Pēleī
Accusative	Pēlea
Ablative	Pēlee
Vocative	Pēleus

References

• “Peleus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press