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Proteus

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See also: proteus

Translingual

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Proteus anguinus (olm)
Proteus mirabilis (bacteria)

Etymology

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Derived from Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús, a god who could change his shape at will).

Proper noun

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Proteus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Proteidae – single amphibian species Proteus anguinus (the olm).
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – several bacteria responsible for human urinary tract infections.

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Derived from Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús).

Pronunciation

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compare to Zeus, Odysseus, Morpheus, Orpheus, Prometheus

Proper noun

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Proteus

  1. (Greek mythology) A sea god who could change his shape at will.
  2. (astronomy) The sixth satellite of the planet Neptune.

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús).

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Proper noun

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Prōteus m sg (variously declined, genitive Prōteos or Prōteī); third declension, second declension

  1. Proteus (a sea god in the service of Poseidon)

Declension

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Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant) or second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Prōte͡us
genitive Prōteos
Prōteī
dative Prōteō
accusative Prōtea
Prōteum
ablative Prōteō
vocative Prōte͡u

References

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  • Proteus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Prōteūs (diss.) in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1265.
  • Prōte͡us in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung

Turkish

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Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

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Proteus

  1. (astronomy) Proteus