Achilles

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English

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Achilles against Agamemnon, Roman mosaic from Pompeii

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Achillēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Achilles

  1. (Greek mythology) A mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp.
    • 2005, P. J. Heslin, The Transvestite Achilles: Gender and Genre in Statius' Achilleid, Cambridge University Press, page 277:
      As we saw in the preceding chapter, Statius in the Achilleid revises the Ovidian account of Achilles′ rape of Deidamia.
    • 2012, Richard Holway, Becoming Achilles: Child-Sacrifice, War, and Misrule in the Iliad and Beyond‎, Rowman & Littlefield (Lexington Books), page 153:
      In the last third of the Iliad, Achilles’ beloved companion, Patroklos, and his bitter enemy, Hektor, die wearing Achilles’ armor, their deaths prefiguring Achilles’ own.
    • 2012, Marco Fantuzzi, Achilles in Love: Intertextual Studies, Oxford University Press, page 2:
      Iliad 1, in Maximus' interpretation, exemplifies a 'love contest' between an abusive and obsessive Agamemnon and a 'gentle and emotional' (ἥμερος καί ἐμπαθής) Achilles; […] .
  2. (rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  3. (astronomy) The Greek camp Trojan asteroid 588 Achilles.

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Etymology

From English Achilles, borrowed from Latin Achilles, from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús).

Proper noun

Achilles

  1. (Greek mythology) Achilles
  2. a male given name from English

Czech

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Achilles m anim (related adjective Achillův)

  1. Achilles (Ancient Greek hero)

Declension

Declension of Achilles (sg-only hard masculine animate foreign)
singular
nominative Achilles
genitive Achilla
dative Achillovi, Achillu
accusative Achilla
vocative Achille
locative Achillovi, Achillu
instrumental Achillem

Further reading

  • Achilles in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • Achilles in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Achilles

  1. Achilles

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Achilles, from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑˈxɪ.ləs/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Achil‧les

Proper noun

Achilles m

  1. Achilles

Derived terms

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Achillēs m sg (genitive Achillis); third declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Achilles

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Achillēs
Genitive Achillis
Dative Achillī
Accusative Achillem
Ablative Achille
Vocative Achillēs

Derived terms

References

  • “Achilles”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Achilles”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Achilles in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Achilles in D. P. Simpson, Cassell's Latin Dictionary, Wiley Publishing, 1968

Polish

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Achilles

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Achillēs. Doublet of Achil.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Achilles m pers (related adjective achillesowy)

  1. (uncountable, Greek mythology) Achilles (mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp)
    Synonym: Achil
  2. (countable, rare) a male given name from Latin , equivalent to English Achilles

Declension

Declension of Achilles
singular plural
nominative Achilles Achillesowie/Achillesi
genitive Achillesa Achillesów
dative Achillesowi Achillesom
accusative Achillesa Achillesów
instrumental Achillesem Achillesami
locative Achillesie Achillesach
vocative Achillesie Achillesowie/Achillesi

Derived terms

nouns

Related terms

nouns

Further reading

  • Achilles in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Achilles in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Achilles in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Achilles m

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Aquiles.

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Proper noun

Achilles c (genitive Achilles)

  1. (Greek mythology) Achilles

Usage notes

  • The classic Swedish translation of Homer's works by Erland Lagerlöf in 1912 uses this name form.
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