Deucalion

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δευκαλίων (Deukalíōn).

Pronunciation

• (yod-coalescence) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuːˈkeɪlɪən/
• (non-yod-coalescence) IPA^(key): /djuːˈkeɪlɪən/

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Proper noun

Deucalion

1. (Greek mythology) The son of Prometheus, husband of Pyrrha. Both survived a deluge sent by Zeus to punish the human race.

Translations

Translations

• Armenian: Դևկալիոն (hy) (Dewkalion)
• Basque: Deukalion
• Catalan: Deucalió m
• Danish: Deukalion
• Finnish: Deukalion
• French: Deucalion (fr) m
• Greek: Δευκαλίων (el) m (Defkalíon)

  Ancient Greek: Δευκαλίων m (Deukalíōn)

• Italian: Deucalione m
• Latin: Deucaliōn m
• Lithuanian: Deukalionas m
• Portuguese: Deucalião m
• Russian: Девкалио́н (ru) m (Devkalión)
• Spanish: Deucalión (es) m

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dø.ka.ljɔ̃/

Proper noun

Deucalion m

1. (Greek mythology) Deucalion

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δευκαλίων (Deukalíōn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [dɛu̯ˈka.li.oːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [deu̯ˈkaː.li.on]

Proper noun

Deucaliōn m (genitive Deucaliōnis); third declension

1. (Greek mythology) The son of Prometheus; ancient sources name his mother as Clymene, Hesione, or Pronoia.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Deucaliōn	Deucaliōnēs
genitive	Deucaliōnis	Deucaliōnum
dative	Deucaliōnī	Deucaliōnibus
accusative	Deucaliōnem	Deucaliōnēs
ablative	Deucaliōne	Deucaliōnibus
vocative	Deucaliōn	Deucaliōnēs