Perseus
English
Etymology
Latin from the Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɝsi.əs/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɜːsi.əs/, /ˈpɜːsjuːs/
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 and Algol.
- The last Antigonid king of Macedonia, Perseus of Macedon.
Translations
mythical Greek warrior
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constellation
Finnish
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 | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
abessive | Perseuksetta | — | |
comitative | — | — |
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Perseus m (variously declined, genitive Perseos or Perseī); third declension, second declension
Inflection
Third declension, Greek type.
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Second declension.
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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
- Perseus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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