Tantalus
See also: tantalus
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Τάνταλος (Tántalos, “Tantalus”), a Phrygian king in Greek mythology who was condemned to stand in a pool of water which receded every time he tried to drink, and with overhanging branches of fruit which pulled back whenever he tried to eat.
Proper noun
[edit]Tantalus m
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Ciconiidae – certain tropical storks; synonym of Mycteria.
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Tantalus loculator, now Mycteria americana – type species
References
[edit]- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “Tantalus”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
Mycteria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Mycteria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin Tantalus, from Ancient Greek Τάνταλος (Tántalos). Doublet of tantalus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Tantalus
- (Greek mythology) A Phrygian king who was condemned to remain in Tartarus, chin-deep in water, with fruit-laden branches hanging above his head; whenever he tried to drink or eat, the water and fruit receded out of reach.
- 1593, [William Shakespeare], Venus and Adonis, London: […] Richard Field, […], →OCLC:
- He will not mannage her, although he mount her, / That worse then Tantalus is her annoy
- 1594, William Shakespeare, Lucrece (First Quarto), London: […] Richard Field, for Iohn Harrison, […], →OCLC:
- But like still pining Tantalus he sits / And vselesse barnes the haruest of his wits
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]condemned Phrygian king
Further reading
[edit]German
[edit]Alternative forms
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[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Tantalus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Tantalus)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Tantalus” in Duden online
- Tantalos on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Τάνταλος (Tántalos).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtan.ta.ɫʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtan.ta.lus]
Proper noun
[edit]Tantalus m sg (genitive Tantalī); second declension
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Tantalus |
| genitive | Tantalī |
| dative | Tantalō |
| accusative | Tantalum |
| ablative | Tantalō |
| vocative | Tantale |
Derived terms
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