Ulysses

English

Etymology

From Latin Ulyssēs, a frequent error for Ulixēs (“Odysseus”), influenced by the Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juːˈlɪsiːz/, /ˈjuːlɪsiːz/

Proper noun

Ulysses

1. (Roman mythology) Latin name form of Odysseus
2. a city in Kansas, USA, and the county seat of Grant County. Named after Ulysses S. Grant.

Translations

Odysseus — see Odysseus

See also

• Odysseus

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Latin

Etymology

A frequent error for Ulixēs (“Odysseus”), influenced by the Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /uˈlys.seːs/, [ʊˈlʏs.seːs]

Proper noun

Ulyssēs m (genitive Ulyssis); third declension

1. Alternative form of Ulixēs

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Case	Singular
nominative	Ulyssēs
genitive	Ulyssis
dative	Ulyssī
accusative	Ulyssem
ablative	Ulysse
vocative	Ulyssēs

References

• Ulysses in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Ulysses” in Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)

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Swedish

Proper noun

Ulysses

1. (Greek mythology) Ulysses (the hero of the Iliad and Odyssey), Latin name form of Odysseus

Usage notes

• The classic Swedish translations of Homer's works by Erland Lagerlöf in 1912 use the name Ulysses.