Achilles

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From Latin Achilles, from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleus).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /əˈkɪliːz/

Proper noun [edit]

Achilles

  1. (Greek mythology) semi-divine hero, son of Peleus and the nymph Thetis, prince and leader of the Myrmidons; great warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp, killed in the Trojan War; central character of the Iliad.

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Dutch [edit]

Proper noun [edit]

Achilles ?

  1. Achilles

Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleus).

Pronunciation [edit]

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Proper noun [edit]

Achilles (genitive Achillis); m, third declension

  1. Achilles

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative Achilles Achillēs
genitive Achillis Achillum
dative Achillī Achillibus
accusative Achillem Achillēs
ablative Achille Achillibus
vocative Achilles Achillēs

Derived terms [edit]

References [edit]

Achilles in D. P. Simpson, Cassell's Latin Dictionary, Wiley Publishing, 1968


Polish [edit]

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Pronunciation [edit]

Proper noun [edit]

Achilles m

  1. (Greek mythology) Achilles

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Swedish [edit]

Proper noun [edit]

Achilles

  1. (Greek mythology) Achilles

Usage notes [edit]

  • The classic Swedish translation of Homer's works by Erland Lagerlöf in 1912 use this name form.