Poseidon

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See also: poseidon, Poséidon, and Poseidón

English

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Poseidon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəˈsaɪdn̩/
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Proper noun

Poseidon

  1. (Greek mythology) The god of the sea and other waters, earthquakes and horses; corresponds to the Roman god Neptune.

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Czech

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Poseidon m anim

  1. (Greek mythology) Poseidon

Declension

Declension of Poseidon (sg-only hard masculine animate)
singular
nominative Poseidon
genitive Poseidona
dative Poseidonovi
accusative Poseidona
vocative Poseidone
locative Poseidonovi
instrumental Poseidonem

Further reading

  • “Poseidon”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
  • “Poseidon”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Poseidon m (proper noun, strong, genitive Poseidons)

  1. (Greek mythology) Poseidon

Portuguese

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Poseidon

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Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /po.zejˈdõ/ , (nonstandard but very common) /po.sejˈdõ/

Proper noun

Poseidon m

  1. (Greek mythology) Poseidon (god of the sea)

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Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn).

Proper noun

Poseidon c (genitive Poseidons)

  1. (Greek mythology) Poseidon

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Turkish

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Proper noun

Poseidon

  1. (Greek mythology) Poseidon
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