Orpheus
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ὀρφεύς (Orpheús), built from an uncertain root with the -εύς (-eús) suffix. Perhaps root-cognate to Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, “orphan”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Orpheus
- (Greek mythology) A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades.
- (rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Derived terms
Translations
the musician who searched for Eurydice
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Further reading
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Orpheus, from Ancient Greek.
Proper noun
Orpheus
- (Greek mythology) Orpheus
- a male given name from Ancient Greek
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Orpheus.
Latin
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρφεύς (Orpheús).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈor.pʰeu̯s/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈor.feu̯s/,
Proper noun
Orphe͡us m sg (genitive Orpheī or Orpheos); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Orphe͡us |
| genitive | Orpheī Orpheos |
| dative | Orpheō |
| accusative | Orpheum Orphea |
| ablative | Orpheō |
| vocative | Orphe͡u |
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὄρφειος (Órpheios).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /orˈpʰeː.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /orˈfe.us/,
Adjective
Orphēus (feminine Orphēa, neuter Orphēum); first/second-declension adjective
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Orphēus | Orphēa | Orphēum | Orphēī | Orphēae | Orphēa | |
| genitive | Orphēī | Orphēae | Orphēī | Orphēōrum | Orphēārum | Orphēōrum | |
| dative | Orphēō | Orphēae | Orphēō | Orphēīs | |||
| accusative | Orphēum | Orphēam | Orphēum | Orphēōs | Orphēās | Orphēa | |
| ablative | Orphēō | Orphēā | Orphēō | Orphēīs | |||
| vocative | Orphēe | Orphēa | Orphēum | Orphēī | Orphēae | Orphēa | |
Related terms
References
- “Orpheus (dissyl.)”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Orpheus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1094.