Horus

See also: Hórus

English

Horus

Etymology

From Late Latin Hōrus, from Ancient Greek Ὧρος (Hôros), from Egyptian ḥr.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): [hɔːɹəs]
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹəs

Proper noun

Horus

1. (Egyptian mythology) The ancient Egyptian falcon-headed god of the sun, sky, war, and kingship.

Derived terms

• Horian
• Horus name

Translations

ancient Egyptian god

• Arabic: حُورُس m (ḥūrus)

  Egyptian Arabic: حورس m (ḥores, ḥoras)

• Coptic: ϩⲱⲣ m (hōr)
• Czech: Hor m, Hór m
• Danish: Horus
• Egyptian: (ḥr m)
• French: Horus (fr) m
• Georgian: ჰოროსი (horosi), ჰორი (hori), ჰორე (hore)
• German: Horus m
• Greek:

  Ancient: Ὧρος m (Hôros)

• Hebrew: חוֹרוֹן (he) m (ẖorón)
• Hungarian: Hórusz
• Japanese: ホルス
• Korean: 호루스 (Horuseu)
• Latin: Hōrus m
• Marathi: होरस m (horas)
• Meroitic: 𐦠𐦫 (/ara/)
• Polish: Horus (pl) m
• Portuguese: Hórus (pt) m
• Russian: Гор (ru) m (Gor)
• Spanish: Horus m

Anagrams

• Roush, hours, rohus

Danish

Etymology

From Late Latin Hōrus, from Ancient Greek Ὧρος (Hôros), from Egyptian ḥr.

Proper noun

Horus

1. (Egyptian mythology) Horus

German

Etymology

From Late Latin Hōrus, from Ancient Greek Ὧρος (Hôros), from Egyptian ḥr.

Proper noun

Horus m

1. (Egyptian mythology) Horus

Latin

Statues of Egyptian gods Sobek and_Horus at Hamilton Gardens in New Zealand. The gardens are located in the Waikato region, alongside the Waikato River.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὧρος (Hôros), from Egyptian ḥr.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhoː.rus/, [ˈhoːrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.rus/, [ˈɔːrus]

Proper noun

Hōrus m sg (genitive Hōrī); second declension

1. Horus, an Egyptian god

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Hōrus
genitive	Hōrī
dative	Hōrō
accusative	Hōrum
ablative	Hōrō
vocative	Hōre

Descendants

• Danish: Horus
• English: Horus
• German: Horus
• Japanese: ホルス
• Polish: Horus
• Spanish: Horus

References

• “Horus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Polish

Horus

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin Hōrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɔ.rus/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔrus
• Syllabification: Ho‧rus

Proper noun

Horus m pers

1. (Egyptian mythology) Horus (ancient Egyptian god of the sun, sky, war, and kingship, commonly depicted with the head of a falcon)

Declension

Declension of Horus

	singular
nominative	Horus
genitive	Horusa
dative	Horusowi
accusative	Horusa
instrumental	Horusem
locative	Horusie
vocative	Horusie

Further reading

• Horus in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Horus in PWN's encyclopedia

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Hōrus, from Ancient Greek Ὧρος (Hôros), from Egyptian ḥr

.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoɾus/ [ˈo.ɾus]
• Rhymes: -oɾus
• Syllabification: Ho‧rus

Proper noun

Horus m

1. (Egyptian mythology) Horus