Theseus

See also: Thêseus

English

Alternative forms

• Thêseus (dated)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Θησεύς (Thēseús). His name comes from the same root as θεσμός (thesmós), Greek for “institution”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθiːsiːəs/

Proper noun

Theseus

1. A legendary Ancient Greek hero most famous for defeating the minotaur in the labyrinth of Crete.

Derived terms

• Thesean

Translations

hero

• Arabic: ثيسيوس
• Armenian: Թեսևս (hy) (Tʿesews)
• Breton: Theseüs
• Bulgarian: Тезей (Tezej)
• Catalan: Teseu
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 忒修斯 (Tèxiūsī)

• Czech: Théseus
• Danish: Theseus
• Dutch: Theseus
• Estonian: Theseus
• Finnish: Theseus
• French: Thésée (fr) m
• Galician: Teseo (gl) m
• German: Theseus
• Greek: Θησέας (el) m (Thiséas)

  Ancient: Θησεύς m (Thēseús)

• Hebrew: תזאוס
• Hungarian: Thészeusz (hu)
• Icelandic: Þeseifur
• Italian: Teseo m
• Japanese: テセウス (Teseusu), テーセウス (Tēseusu)
• Latin: Thēseus m
• Lithuanian: Tesėjas
• Luxembourgish: Theseus
• Norwegian: Thesevs
• Polish: Tezeusz (pl) m
• Portuguese: Teseu (pt) m
• Romanian: Tezeu m
• Russian: Тезе́й (ru) m (Tezéj)
• Serbo-Croatian: Тезеј, Tezej (sh)
• Slovene: Tezej (sl)
• Spanish: Teseo
• Swedish: Theseus
• Turkish: Theseus
• Ukrainian: Тесей (Tesej)
• Urdu: تھیسیس (theses)

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θησεύς (Thēseús).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰeː.seu̯s/, [ˈt̪ʰeːs̠ɛu̯s̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈte.seu̯s/, [ˈt̪ɛːs̬eu̯s]

Proper noun

Thēseus m sg (genitive Thēseī or Thēseos); second declension

1. Theseus (mythical king and founder-hero of Athens)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Thēseus
Genitive	Thēseī Thēseos
Dative	Thēseō
Accusative	Thēseum Thēsea
Ablative	Thēseō
Vocative	Thēseu

Adjective

Thēsēus (feminine Thēsēa, neuter Thēsēum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Thesean

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Thēsēus	Thēsēa	Thēsēum		Thēsēī	Thēsēae	Thēsēa
Genitive	Thēsēī	Thēsēae	Thēsēī		Thēsēōrum	Thēsēārum	Thēsēōrum
Dative	Thēsēō		Thēsēō		Thēsēīs
Accusative	Thēsēum	Thēsēam	Thēsēum		Thēsēōs	Thēsēās	Thēsēa
Ablative	Thēsēō	Thēsēā	Thēsēō		Thēsēīs
Vocative	Thēsēe	Thēsēa	Thēsēum		Thēsēī	Thēsēae	Thēsēa

Related terms

• Thēsēius
• Thēsīdēs
• Thēsēis

References

• “Theseus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Theseus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.