Περσεύς

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

Perhaps Pre-Greek, perhaps from πέρθω (pérthō).

More at Perseus.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Περσεύς • (Perseús) m (genitive Περσέως); third declension

  1. Perseus, a mythological figure
  2. (astronomy) the constellation Perseus

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Περσεύς; τοῦ Περσέως (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Περσεύς
ho Perseús
Genitive τοῦ Περσέως
toû Perséōs
Dative τῷ Περσεῖ
tôi Perseî
Accusative τὸν Περσέᾱ
tòn Perséā
Vocative Περσεῦ
Perseû
Notes:

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • “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, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011

Greek

Περσεύς

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown origin; see Perseus for details.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /perˈsefs/
  • Hyphenation: Περ‧σεύς

Usage notes

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

Περσεύς • (Perséfs) m (plural Perséfs)

  1. (astronomy) Perseus the constellation between Andromeda and Auriga.
  2. (Greek mythology) Perseus the killer of Medusa.

Declension

Declension in the ancient fashion. Compare to declension of Περσέας.

  Περσεύς
case     \     number singular
nominative Περσεύς •
genitive Περσέως •
accusative Περσέα •
vocative Περσεύ •
Vocative in polytonic script: Περσεῦ
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