Aquiles

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Aquiles, from Latin Achilles, from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús).

Proper noun

Aquiles

1. a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Ancient Greek]

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Achilles, Achiles, Aquilles (all obsolete)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈki.lis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈki.lis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈki.liʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈki.les/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈki.lɨʃ/

• Hyphenation: A‧qui‧les

Proper noun

Aquiles m

1. (Greek mythology) Achilles (a Greek hero in the Iliad)
2. a male given name

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Achillēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkiles/ [aˈki.les]
• Rhymes: -iles
• Syllabification: A‧qui‧les

Proper noun

Aquiles m

1. Achilles

Derived terms

• talón de Aquiles
• tendón de Aquiles

 

Further reading

• “Aquiles”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Aquiles, from Latin Achillēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈkiles/, [ʔɐˈxi.lɛs]
• Rhymes: -iles
• Syllabification: A‧qui‧les

Proper noun

Aquiles (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. Achilles