Theseus
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See also: Thêseus
English
Alternative forms
- Thêseus (dated)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Θησεύς (Thēseús). His name comes from the same root as θεσμός (thesmós), Greek for “institution”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Theseus
- A legendary Ancient Greek hero most famous for defeating the minotaur in the labyrinth of Crete.
Derived terms
Translations
hero
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θησεύς (Thēseús).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtʰeː.seu̯s/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈte.seu̯s/,
Proper noun
Thēseus m sg (genitive Thēseī or Thēseos); second declension
- Theseus (mythical king and founder-hero of Athens)
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Thēseus |
| genitive | Thēseī Thēseos |
| dative | Thēseō |
| accusative | Thēseum Thēsea |
| ablative | Thēseō |
| vocative | Thēseu |
Adjective
Thēsēus (feminine Thēsēa, neuter Thēsēum); first/second-declension adjective
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Thēsēus | Thēsēa | Thēsēum | Thēsēī | Thēsēae | Thēsēa | |
| genitive | Thēsēī | Thēsēae | Thēsēī | Thēsēōrum | Thēsēārum | Thēsēōrum | |
| dative | Thēsēō | Thēsēae | Thēsēō | Thēsēīs | |||
| accusative | Thēsēum | Thēsēam | Thēsēum | Thēsēōs | Thēsēās | Thēsēa | |
| ablative | Thēsēō | Thēsēā | Thēsēō | Thēsēīs | |||
| vocative | Thēsēe | Thēsēa | Thēsēum | Thēsēī | Thēsēae | Thēsēa | |
Related terms
References
- “Theseus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Theseus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.