Tantalus
See also: tantalus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Τάνταλος (Tántalos, “Tantalus”), a Phrygian king in Greek mythology who was condemned to stand in a pool of water which receded every time he tried to drink, and with overhanging branches of fruit which pulled back whenever he tried to eat.
Proper noun edit
Tantalus m
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Tantalus loculator, now Mycteria americana
References edit
- “Tantalus”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- Mycteria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Mycteria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin Tantalus, from Ancient Greek Τάνταλος (Tántalos).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Tantalus
- (Greek mythology) A Phrygian king who was condemned to remain in Tartarus, chin-deep in water, with fruit-laden branches hanging above his head; whenever he tried to drink or eat, the water and fruit receded out of reach.
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Translations edit
condemned Phrygian king
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Tantalus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Tantalus)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Tantalus” in Duden online
- Tantalos on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Τάνταλος (Tántalos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtan.ta.lus/, [ˈt̪än̪t̪äɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtan.ta.lus/, [ˈt̪än̪t̪älus]
Proper noun edit
Tantalus m sg (genitive Tantalī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Tantalus |
Genitive | Tantalī |
Dative | Tantalō |
Accusative | Tantalum |
Ablative | Tantalō |
Vocative | Tantale |