Theseus
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See also: Thêseus
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Thêseus (dated)
Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Θησεύς (Thēseús). His name comes from the same root as θεσμός (thesmós), Greek for “institution”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Theseus
- A legendary Ancient Greek hero most famous for defeating the minotaur in the labyrinth of Crete.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]hero
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θησεύς (Thēseús).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtʰeː.seu̯s/, [ˈt̪ʰeːs̠ɛu̯s̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈte.seu̯s/, [ˈt̪ɛːs̬eu̯s]
Proper noun
[edit]Thēseus m sg (genitive Thēseī or Thēseos); second declension
- Theseus (mythical king and founder-hero of Athens)
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Thēseus |
Genitive | Thēseī Thēseos |
Dative | Thēseō |
Accusative | Thēseum Thēsea |
Ablative | Thēseō |
Vocative | Thēseu |
Adjective
[edit]Thēsēus (feminine Thēsēa, neuter Thēsēum); first/second-declension adjective
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | Thēsēus | Thēsēa | Thēsēum | Thēsēī | Thēsēae | Thēsēa | |
Genitive | Thēsēī | Thēsēae | Thēsēī | Thēsēōrum | Thēsēārum | Thēsēōrum | |
Dative | Thēsēō | Thēsēō | Thēsēīs | ||||
Accusative | Thēsēum | Thēsēam | Thēsēum | Thēsēōs | Thēsēās | Thēsēa | |
Ablative | Thēsēō | Thēsēā | Thēsēō | Thēsēīs | |||
Vocative | Thēsēe | Thēsēa | Thēsēum | Thēsēī | Thēsēae | Thēsēa |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Theseus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Theseus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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