Orpheus
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Ὀρφεύς (Orpheús), built from an uncertain root with the -εύς (-eús) suffix. Perhaps root-cognate to Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, “orphan”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Orpheus
- (Greek mythology) A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades.
- (rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]the musician who searched for Eurydice
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Further reading
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[edit]Cebuano
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English Orpheus, from Ancient Greek.
Proper noun
[edit]Orpheus
- (Greek mythology) Orpheus
- a male given name from Ancient Greek
Quotations
[edit]For quotations using this term, see Citations:Orpheus.
Latin
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρφεύς (Orpheús).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈor.pʰeu̯s/, [ˈɔrpʰɛu̯s̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈor.feu̯s/, [ˈɔrfeu̯s]
Proper noun
[edit]Orphe͡us m sg (genitive Orpheī or Orpheos); second declension
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Orphe͡us |
genitive | Orpheī Orpheos |
dative | Orpheō |
accusative | Orpheum Orphea |
ablative | Orpheō |
vocative | Orphe͡u |
Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὄρφειος (Órpheios).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /orˈpʰeː.us/, [ɔrˈpʰeːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /orˈfe.us/, [orˈfɛːus]
Adjective
[edit]Orphēus (feminine Orphēa, neuter Orphēum); first/second-declension adjective
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | Orphēus | Orphēa | Orphēum | Orphēī | Orphēae | Orphēa | |
genitive | Orphēī | Orphēae | Orphēī | Orphēōrum | Orphēārum | Orphēōrum | |
dative | Orphēō | Orphēae | Orphēō | Orphēīs | |||
accusative | Orphēum | Orphēam | Orphēum | Orphēōs | Orphēās | Orphēa | |
ablative | Orphēō | Orphēā | Orphēō | Orphēīs | |||
vocative | Orphēe | Orphēa | Orphēum | Orphēī | Orphēae | Orphēa |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Orpheus (dissyl.)”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Orpheus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1094.
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