Perseus
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Perseus freeing Andromeda, fresco, 1st century C.E.
English
Etymology
Latin from the Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɝ.si.əs/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɜː.si.əs/, /ˈpɜː.ʃəs/, /ˈpɜː.sjuːs/
Proper noun
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
Translations
mythical Greek warrior
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constellation
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Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Perseus
Declension
| 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
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈper.seu̯s/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈper.seu̯s/,
Proper noun
Perseus m sg (variously declined, genitive Perseos or Perseī); third declension, second declension
- (Greek mythology) Perseus (son of Jupiter and Danae, killed Medusa and rescued Andromeda)
- (astronomy) the constellation Perseus
- a male given name from Ancient Greek.
Declension
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant) or second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
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| nominative | Perse͡us |
| genitive | Perseos Perseī |
| dative | Perseō |
| accusative | Persea Perseum |
| ablative | Perseō |
| vocative | Perse͡u |
References
- “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