Proteus

See also: proteus

Translingual

Proteus anguinus (olm)

Proteus mirabilis (bacteria)

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús, “a god who could change his shape at will”).

Proper noun

Proteus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Proteidae – single amphibian species Proteus anguinus (the olm).
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – several bacteria responsible for human urinary tract infections.

Hypernyms

• (genus of Plethodontidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Amphibia – class; Lissamphibia – subclass; Caudata – order; Salamandroidea - suborder; Proteidae - family
• (genus of Enterobacteriaceae): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Pseudomonadota – phylum; Gammaproteobacteria – class; Enterobacterales – order; Enterobacteriaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus of Plethodontidae): Proteus anguinus - sole species
• (genus of Enterobacteriaceae): Proteus vulgaris - type species; Proteus alimentorum, Proteus cibarius, Proteus columbae, Proteus hauseri, Proteus mirabilis, Proteus myxofaciens, Proteus penneri, Proteus terrae - selected other species

References

• (genus of Plethodontidae):
  • Proteus (amphibian) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Proteus (Proteidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Category:Proteus anguinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• (genus of Enterobacteriaceae):
  • Proteus (bacterium) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Proteus (Enterobacteriaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Proteus (bacterium) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
  • Proteus in the Genome Taxonomy Database

English

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹəʊtjuːs/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹoʊti.əs/

compare to Zeus, Odysseus, Morpheus, Orpheus, Prometheus

Proper noun

Proteus

1. (Greek mythology) A sea god who could change his shape at will.
2. (astronomy) The sixth satellite of the planet Neptune.

Derived terms

• Protean
• Proteus effect
• Proteus syndrome

Translations

mythology

• Bulgarian: Протей m (Protej)
• Catalan: Proteu m
• French: Protée (fr) m
• German: Proteus (de) m
• Greek: Πρωτέας (el) m (Protéas)

  Ancient Greek: Πρωτεύς m (Prōteús)

• Italian: Proteo m
• Latin: Prōteus m
• Marathi: प्रोटियस m (proṭiyas)
• Portuguese: Proteu (pt) m
• Russian: Проте́й (ru) m (Protéj)
• Spanish: Proteo (es) m

moon

• Bulgarian: Протей m (Protej)
• Catalan: Proteu m
• Finnish: Proteus (fi)
• French: Protée (fr) m
• German: Proteus (de) m
• Italian: Proteo m
• Marathi: प्रोटियस m (proṭiyas)
• Portuguese: Proteu (pt)
• Russian: Проте́й (ru) m (Protéj)
• Spanish: Proteo (es) m

Anagrams

• Porteus, Puertos, -pterous, spouter, Troupes, pourest, store up, Stroupe, petrous, posture, septuor, pouters, troupes

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús)bor.

Latin Prōteus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈproː.tɛu̯s]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈprɔː.teu̯s]

Proper noun

Prōteus m sg (genitive Prōteos or Prōteī); variously declined, third declension, second declension

1. Proteus (a sea god in the service of Poseidon)

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	Prōte͡us
genitive	Prōteos Prōteī
dative	Prōteō
accusative	Prōtea Prōteum
ablative	Prōteō
vocative	Prōte͡u

References

• “Proteus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Prōteūs (diss.)”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1265.
• Prōte͡us in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung

Turkish

Proper noun

Proteus

1. (astronomy) Proteus