Hermaphroditus

English

A 19th-century coloured engraving of Hermaphroditus, based on a fresco from Herculaneum

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἑρμαφρόδιτος (Hermaphróditos, from Ἑρμῆς (Hermês) +‎ Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɚˌmæf.ɹəˈdaɪ.təs/

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Proper noun

Hermaphroditus

1. (Greek mythology) The son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged bodies with a naiad.
2. A male Aphrodite (Aphroditus), represented as a herm with a phallus, the symbol of fertility.

Derived terms

• hermaphrodite
• hermaphroditic
• hermaphroditism

Translations

Greek god

• Basque: Hermafrodita
• Coptic: ⲉⲣⲙⲁⲫⲣⲟⲇⲓⲧⲟⲥ (ermaphroditos)
• French: Hermaphrodite (fr) m
• Greek: Ερμαφρόδιτος (el) m (Ermafróditos)

  Ancient: Ἑρμαφρόδιτος m (Hermaphróditos)

• Italian: Ermafrodito m
• Latin: Hermaphrodītus m
• Lithuanian: Hermafroditas
• Polish: Hermafrodyta m
• Portuguese: Hermafrodito (pt) m
• Russian: Гермафроди́т (ru) m (Germafrodít)
• Spanish: Hermafrodito m

See also

• androgynous
• intersex

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμαφρόδῑτος (Hermaphródītos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /her.ma.pʰroˈdiː.tus/, [hɛrmäpʰrɔˈd̪iːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /er.ma.froˈdi.tus/, [ermäfroˈd̪iːt̪us]

Proper noun

Hermaphrodītus m sg (genitive Hermaphrodītī); second declension

1. Hermaphroditus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Hermaphrodītus
genitive	Hermaphrodītī
dative	Hermaphrodītō
accusative	Hermaphrodītum
ablative	Hermaphrodītō
vocative	Hermaphrodīte