Ulysses
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Ulyssēs, a frequent alternative form of Ulixēs (“Odysseus”), influenced by the Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ulysses
- (Roman mythology) Latin name form of Odysseus
- 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], OCLC 21345056, page 138:
- "The truth is always a novelty," returned Kingston; "but I have always considered the patient Ulysses, the model of a classical coquette: you may get many useful hints from his career."
- A male given name
- A city, the county seat of Grant County, Kansas, United States. Named after Ulysses S. Grant.
Translations[edit]
Odysseus — see Odysseus
See also[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A frequent alternative form of Ulixēs (“Odysseus”), influenced by the Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /uˈlys.seːs/, [ʊˈlʲʏs̠ːeːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /uˈlis.ses/, [uˈlisːes]
Proper noun[edit]
Ulyssēs m sg (genitive Ulyssis); third declension
- Alternative form of Ulixēs
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Ulyssēs |
Genitive | Ulyssis |
Dative | Ulyssī |
Accusative | Ulyssem |
Ablative | Ulysse |
Vocative | Ulyssēs |
References[edit]
- “Ulysses”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ulysses in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Swedish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ulysses c (genitive Ulysses)
Usage notes[edit]
- The classic Swedish translations of Homer's works by Erland Lagerlöf in 1912 use the name Ulysses.
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English Ulysses.
Proper noun[edit]
Ulysses
- a male given name from English
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