Hermaphroditus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἑρμαφρόδιτος (Hermaphróditos, from Ἑρμῆς (Hermês) + Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē)).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Hermaphroditus
- (Greek mythology) The son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged bodies with a naiad.
- A male Aphrodite (Aphroditus),[1] represented as a herm with a phallus, the symbol of fertility.[2]
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Translations[edit]
Greek god
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ἑρμαφρόδῑτος (Hermaphródītos).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /her.ma.pʰroˈdiː.tus/, [hɛrmäpʰrɔˈd̪iːt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /er.ma.froˈdi.tus/, [ermäfroˈd̪iːt̪us]
Proper noun[edit]
Hermaphrodītus m sg (genitive Hermaphrodītī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Hermaphrodītus |
Genitive | Hermaphrodītī |
Dative | Hermaphrodītō |
Accusative | Hermaphrodītum |
Ablative | Hermaphrodītō |
Vocative | Hermaphrodīte |
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