Perseus

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɝsi.əs/
• IPA^(key): /ˈpɜːsi.əs/, /ˈpɜːʃəs/, /ˈpɜːsjuːs/

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 Zeus 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.

Derived terms

• Persei
• Perseids

Translations

mythical Greek warrior

• Arabic: بِيرْسِيُوس m (birsiyus)
• Bulgarian: Персе́й m (Perséj)
• Catalan: Perseu (ca) m
• Cherokee: Ꮛ̃ᏏᎥᏍ (Bvsivs)
• Chinese:

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

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

  Ancient Greek: Περσεύς m (Perseús), Περσέως (Perséōs)

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: Perszeusz
• Inuktitut: ᐲᕐᓯᐅᔅ (piirsios)
• Irish: Peirséas m
• Japanese: ペルセウス (Peruseusu)
• Korean: 페르세우스 (Pereuse'useu)
• Polish: Perseusz (pl) m
• Portuguese: Perseu (pt) m
• Russian: Персе́й m (Perséj)
• Spanish: Perseo (es) m

constellation

• Bulgarian: Персе́й m (Perséj)
• Catalan: Perseu (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 英仙座 (jing¹ sin¹ zo⁶)

  Mandarin: 英仙座 (zh) (Yīngxiānzuò)

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

  Ancient Greek: Περσεύς m (Perseús)

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: Perszeusz
• Irish: Peirséas m
• Malay: Juara
• Manx: Yn Whing f
• Persian: برساوش (fa) (barsâvoš), سیاوش (fa) (seyâvoš)
• Polish: Perseusz (pl) m
• Russian: Персе́й m (Perséj)
• Spanish: Perseus

Anagrams

• persues, peruses

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈperseus/, [ˈpe̞rs̠e̞us̠]

Proper noun

Perseus

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

Declension

Inflection of Perseus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		Perseus	—
genitive		Perseuksen	—
partitive		Perseusta	—
illative		Perseukseen	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Perseus	—
accusative	nom.	Perseus	—
	gen.	Perseuksen
genitive		Perseuksen	—
partitive		Perseusta	—
inessive		Perseuksessa	—
elative		Perseuksesta	—
illative		Perseukseen	—
adessive		Perseuksella	—
ablative		Perseukselta	—
allative		Perseukselle	—
essive		Perseuksena	—
translative		Perseukseksi	—
abessive		Perseuksetta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Perseus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Perseukseni — accusative nom. Perseukseni — gen. Perseukseni genitive Perseukseni — partitive Perseustani — inessive Perseuksessani — elative Perseuksestani — illative Perseukseeni — adessive Perseuksellani — ablative Perseukseltani — allative Perseukselleni — essive Perseuksenani — translative Perseuksekseni — abessive Perseuksettani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Perseuksesi — accusative nom. Perseuksesi — gen. Perseuksesi genitive Perseuksesi — partitive Perseustasi — inessive Perseuksessasi — elative Perseuksestasi — illative Perseukseesi — adessive Perseuksellasi — ablative Perseukseltasi — allative Perseuksellesi — essive Perseuksenasi — translative Perseukseksesi — abessive Perseuksettasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Perseuksemme — accusative nom. Perseuksemme — gen. Perseuksemme genitive Perseuksemme — partitive Perseustamme — inessive Perseuksessamme — elative Perseuksestamme — illative Perseukseemme — adessive Perseuksellamme — ablative Perseukseltamme — allative Perseuksellemme — essive Perseuksenamme — translative Perseukseksemme — abessive Perseuksettamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Perseuksenne — accusative nom. Perseuksenne — gen. Perseuksenne genitive Perseuksenne — partitive Perseustanne — inessive Perseuksessanne — elative Perseuksestanne — illative Perseukseenne — adessive Perseuksellanne — ablative Perseukseltanne — allative Perseuksellenne — essive Perseuksenanne — translative Perseukseksenne — abessive Perseuksettanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Perseuksensa — accusative nom. Perseuksensa — gen. Perseuksensa genitive Perseuksensa — partitive Perseustaan Perseustansa — inessive Perseuksessaan Perseuksessansa — elative Perseuksestaan Perseuksestansa — illative Perseukseensa — adessive Perseuksellaan Perseuksellansa — ablative Perseukseltaan Perseukseltansa — allative Perseukselleen Perseuksellensa — essive Perseuksenaan Perseuksenansa — translative Perseuksekseen Perseukseksensa — abessive Perseuksettaan Perseuksettansa — instructive — — comitative — —

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈper.seu̯s/, [ˈpɛrs̠ɛu̯s̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.seu̯s/, [ˈpɛrseu̯s]
• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈper.se.us/, [ˈpɛrs̠eʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.se.us/, [ˈpɛrseus]

Proper noun

Perseus m sg (variously declined, genitive Perseos or Perseī); third declension, second declension

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

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant) or second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Perseus
Genitive	Perseos Perseī
Dative	Perseī Perseō
Accusative	Persea Perseum
Ablative	Perseō
Vocative	Perseu

References

• “Perseus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Perseus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Perseus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray