Περσεύς
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Perhaps Pre-Greek, perhaps from πέρθω (pérthō).
More at Perseus.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /per.sěu̯s/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /perˈsews/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /perˈseɸs/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /perˈsefs/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /perˈsefs/
Proper noun
Περσεύς • (Perseús) m (genitive Περσέως); third declension
- Perseus, a mythological figure
- (astronomy) the constellation Perseus
Inflection
Third declension of ὁ Περσεύς; τοῦ Περσέως (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Περσεύς ho Perseús | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Περσέως toû Perséōs | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Περσεῖ tôi Perseî | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Περσέᾱ tòn Perséā | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Περσεῦ Perseû | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Περσείδης (Perseídēs)
- Περσεῖος (Perseîos)
Descendants
- Greek: Περσέας (Perséas), Περσεύς (Perséfs)
- → Latin: Perseus
- → English: Perseus
References
- “Περσεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Περσεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Περσεύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- Περσεύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
- “Περσεύς”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011
Greek
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Περσεύς
Alternative forms
- Περσέας (Perséas)
Etymology
Unknown origin; see Perseus for details.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /perˈsefs/
- Hyphenation: Περ‧σεύς
Usage notes
Περσέας (Perséas) is the standard Modern Greek form of the given name and the mythological character. Περσεύς (Perséfs), in Ancient Greek, is more commonly used when naming the constellation.
Proper noun
Περσεύς • (Perséfs) m (plural Perséfs)
- (astronomy) Perseus the constellation between Andromeda and Auriga.
- (Greek mythology) Perseus the killer of Medusa.
Declension
Declension in the ancient fashion. Compare to declension of Περσέας.
Περσεύς
case \\ number | singular | |
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nominative | Περσεύς • | |
genitive | Περσέως • | |
accusative | Περσέα • | |
vocative | Περσεύ • | |
Vocative in polytonic script: Περσεῦ |