Priapus

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English

An engraving of Priapus holding a pile of fruit, symbolizing his influence over fertility and abundance.

Etymology

From Latin Priāpus, from Ancient Greek Πρίαπος (Príapos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Priapus

  1. (Greek mythology) The son of Aphrodite and Dionysus, god of procreation, and guardian of gardens and vineyards; personification of the phallus.

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πρῐ́ᾱπος (Príāpos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Priāpus m sg (genitive Priāpī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Priapus, god of procreation

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Priāpus
Genitive Priāpī
Dative Priāpō
Accusative Priāpum
Ablative Priāpō
Vocative Priāpe
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