Perseus

English

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Etymology

Latin from the Ancient Greek Περσέως (Perseōs) and Περσεύς (Perseus).

Proper noun

Perseus

1. (Greek mythology) The mythological Greek warrior who slew the Gorgon Medusa by decapitating her. He married Andromeda after rescuing her from Ceto and founded Mycenae. He was the son of Jupiter and Danae.
2. (astronomy) An autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero. It includes the stars Algenib and Algol.
3. The last Antigonid king of Macedonia, Perseus of Macedon.

Translations

mythical Greek warrior

• Ancient Greek: Περσέως (grc)
• Arabic: بيرسيوس (ar) (birsiyus) m
• Bulgarian: Персей (bg) (Perséj) m
• Cherokee: Ꮛ̃ᏏᎥᏍ (chr) (Bvsivs)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 珀爾修斯 (cmn), 珀尔修斯 (cmn) (Pò'ěrxiūsī)

• French: Persée (fr) m
• German: Perseus (de) m
• Greek: Περσέας (el) (Perséas) m, Περσεύς (el) (Perséfs) m

• Hungarian: Perszeusz (hu)
• Inuktitut: ᐲᕐᓯᐅᔅ (iu) (Piirsius)
• Japanese: ペルセウス (ja) (Peruseusu)
• Korean: 페르세우스 (ko) (Pereuse-useu)
• Polish: Perseusz (pl) m
• Portuguese: Perseu (pt) m
• Russian: Персей (ru) (Perséj) m
• Spanish: Perseo (es) m

constellation

• Bulgarian: Персей (bg) (Perséj) m
• Finnish: Perseus (fi)
• French: Persée (fr) m
• German: Perseus (de) m
• Greek: Περσέας (el) (Perséas) m, Περσεύς (el) (Perséfs) m

• Hungarian: Perszeusz (hu)
• Malay: Juara (ms)
• Polish: Perseusz (pl) m
• Russian: Персей (ru) (Perséj) m
• Spanish: Perseus (es)

Derived terms

• Persei
• Perseids

Anagrams

• peruses

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Finnish

Proper noun

Perseus

1. (Greek mythology) Perseus.
2. (astronomy) The constellation Perseus.

Declension

Declension of Perseus (type vastaus) singular plural nominative Perseus – genitive Perseuksen – partitive Perseusta – accusative Perseus Perseuksen – inessive Perseuksessa – elative Perseuksesta – illative Perseukseen – adessive Perseuksella – ablative Perseukselta – allative Perseukselle – essive Perseuksena – translative Perseukseksi – instructive – – abessive Perseuksetta – comitative – –

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Περσέως (Perseos).

Proper noun

Pērseus m

1. (Greek mythology) Perseus.
2. (astronomy) The constellation Perseus.