Orpheus
English
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈɔɹfi.əs/, /ˈɔɹfjuːs/ (compare to Zeus, Odysseus, Morpheus, Proteus)
Proper noun
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.
Translations
the musician who searched for Eurydice
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male given name
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Anagrams
- shore up, uphroes, upshore
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Orpheus, from Ancient Greek.
Proper noun
Orpheus
- (Greek mythology) Orpheus
- a male given name from Ancient Greek
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Orpheus.
Latin
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρφεύς (Orpheús).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈor.pʰeu̯s/, [ˈɔrpʰɛu̯s̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈor.feu̯s/, [ˈɔrfeu̯s]
Proper noun
Orphe͡us m sg (genitive Orpheī or Orpheos); second declension
- Orpheus
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Orphe͡us |
Genitive | Orpheī Orpheos |
Dative | Orpheō |
Accusative | Orpheum Orphea |
Ablative | Orpheō |
Vocative | Orphe͡u |
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὄρφειος (Órpheios).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /orˈpʰeː.us/, [ɔrˈpʰeːʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /orˈfe.us/, [orˈfɛːus]
Adjective
Orphēus (feminine Orphēa, neuter Orphēum); first/second-declension adjective
- Orphean
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | Orphēus | Orphēa | Orphēum | Orphēī | Orphēae | Orphēa | |
Genitive | Orphēī | Orphēae | Orphēī | Orphēōrum | Orphēārum | Orphēōrum | |
Dative | Orphēō | Orphēō | Orphēīs | ||||
Accusative | Orphēum | Orphēam | Orphēum | Orphēōs | Orphēās | Orphēa | |
Ablative | Orphēō | Orphēā | Orphēō | Orphēīs | |||
Vocative | Orphēe | Orphēa | Orphēum | Orphēī | Orphēae | Orphēa |
Related terms
- Orphaicus
- Orphicus
References
- “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