Proteus

See also: proteus

Translingual

Proteus anguinus (olm)

Proteus mirabilis (bacteria)

Etymology

After 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 – the 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; Proteobacteria - 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
  • 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

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹəʊtjuːs/
• (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

• Proteus syndrome
• Protean

Translations

mythology

• Catalan: Proteu m
• French: Protée (fr) m
• Italian: Proteo m
• Portuguese: Proteu (pt) m
• Russian: Проте́й (ru) m (Protéj)
• Spanish: Proteo (es) m

moon

• Catalan: Proteu m
• French: Protée (fr) m
• Italian: Proteo m
• Portuguese: Proteu (pt)
• Russian: Проте́й (ru) m (Protéj)
• Spanish: Proteo (es) m

Anagrams

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

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈproː.teu̯s/, [ˈproːt̪ɛu̯s̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.teu̯s/, [ˈprɔːt̪eu̯s]

Proper noun

Prōteus m sg (variously declined, genitive Prōteos or Prōteī); 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.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Prōteus
Genitive	Prōteos Prōteī
Dative	Prōteō
Accusative	Prōtea Prōteum
Ablative	Prōteō
Vocative	Prōteu

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, volume 2, 8th edition, Hahnsche Buchhandlung