Orpheus

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Etymology

Greek Ὀρφεύς, built from an uncertain root with the -εύς suffix. Perhaps root-cognate to ὀρφανός "orphan".

Proper noun

Orpheus

1. (Greek mythology) A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades.
2. (rare) A male given name.

Translations

the musician who searched for Eurydice

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 俄耳甫斯 (cmn) (É'ěrfǔsī)

• Czech: Orfeus (cs) m
• Finnish: Orfeus (fi)
• French: Orphée (fr) m
• German: Orpheus (de) m
• Greek: Ορφέας (el) (Orféas) m, Ορφεύς (el) (Orfefs) m

  Ancient: Ὀρφεύς (Orpheus) m

• Hungarian: Orpheusz (hu)
• Inuktitut: ᐆᕐᐱᐅᔅ (iu) (Uurpius)
• Italian: Orfeo (it) m
• Japanese: オルフェウス (ja) (Orufeusu)
• Polish: Orfeusz (pl) m
• Portuguese: Orfeu (pt) m
• Russian: Орфей (ru) (Orféj) m
• Spanish: Orfeo (es) m

male given name

• Italian: Orfeo (it)

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