Perseus
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin from the Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɝ.si.əs/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɜː.si.əs/, /ˈpɜː.ʃəs/, /ˈpɜː.sjuːs/
Proper noun edit
Perseus
- (Greek mythology) The mythological Greek warrior who slew the Gorgon Medusa by decapitating her. He married Andromeda after rescuing her from Ceto and founded Mycenae. He was the son of Zeus and Danae.
- (astronomy) An autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero. It includes the stars Algenib, Algol, and Mirfak.
- The last Antigonid king of Macedonia, Perseus of Macedon.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
mythical Greek warrior
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constellation
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Anagrams edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús)
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Perseus
Declension edit
Inflection of Perseus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Perseus | — | ||
genitive | Perseuksen | — | ||
partitive | Perseusta | — | ||
illative | Perseukseen | — | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Perseus | — | ||
accusative | nom. | Perseus | — | |
gen. | Perseuksen | |||
genitive | Perseuksen | — | ||
partitive | Perseusta | — | ||
inessive | Perseuksessa | — | ||
elative | Perseuksesta | — | ||
illative | Perseukseen | — | ||
adessive | Perseuksella | — | ||
ablative | Perseukselta | — | ||
allative | Perseukselle | — | ||
essive | Perseuksena | — | ||
translative | Perseukseksi | — | ||
abessive | Perseuksetta | — | ||
instructive | — | — | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈper.seu̯s/, [ˈpɛrs̠ɛu̯s̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈper.seu̯s/, [ˈpɛrseu̯s]
Proper noun edit
Perseus m sg (variously declined, genitive Perseos or Perseī); third declension, second declension
- (Greek mythology) Perseus.
- (astronomy) The constellation Perseus.
- a male given name from Ancient Greek.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant) or second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Perse͡us |
Genitive | Perseos Perseī |
Dative | Perseō |
Accusative | Persea Perseum |
Ablative | Perseō |
Vocative | Perse͡u |
References edit
- “Perseus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Perseus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1159
- “Perseus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray