Priapus

See also: priapus

English

An engraving of Priapus holding a pile of fruit, symbolizing his influence over fertility and abundance.

Etymology

From Latin Priāpus, from Ancient Greek Πρίαπος (Príapos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹaɪˈeɪpəs/

Proper noun

Priapus

1. (Greek mythology) The son of Aphrodite and Dionysus, god of procreation, and guardian of gardens and vineyards; personification of the phallus.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• priapic
• priapically
• priapism
• priapismic

Translations

son of Aphrodite and Dionysus

• Catalan: Príap m
• French: Priape (fr) m
• German: Priapus m, Priapos m
• Greek: Πρίαπος (el) m (Príapos)

  Ancient Greek: Πρῐ́ᾱπος m (Príāpos)

• Inuktitut: ᑉᕆᐊᐳᔅ (priapos)
• Italian: Priapo m
• Latin: Priāpus m
• Lithuanian: Priapas m
• Portuguese: Príapo m
• Russian: Приа́п (ru) m (Priáp)
• Spanish: Príapo m

Further reading

• Priapus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πρῐ́ᾱπος (Príāpos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /priˈaː.pus/, [priˈäːpʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /priˈa.pus/, [priˈäːpus]

Proper noun

Priāpus m sg (genitive Priāpī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) Priapus, god of procreation

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Priāpus
genitive	Priāpī
dative	Priāpō
accusative	Priāpum
ablative	Priāpō
vocative	Priāpe