Perseus

English

Etymology

Latin from the Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɝ.si.əs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɜː.si.əs/, /ˈpɜː.ʃəs/, /ˈpɜː.sjuːs/

Proper noun

Perseus

1. (Greek mythology) The mythological Greek warrior who slew the Gorgon Medusa by decapitating her. He married Andromeda after rescuing her from Ceto and founded Mycenae. He was the son of Zeus and Danae.
2. (astronomy) An autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero. It includes the stars Algenib, Algol, and Mirfak.
3. The last Antigonid king of Macedonia, Perseus of Macedon.

Derived terms

• Persei
• Perseids

Translations

mythical Greek warrior

• Arabic: بِيرْسِيُوس m (birsiyus)
• Bulgarian: Персе́й m (Perséj)
• Catalan: Perseu (ca) m
• Cherokee: Ꮛ̃ᏏᎥᏍ (quṽsivs)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 珀爾修斯／珀尔修斯 (Pò'ěrxiūsī)

• Etruscan: 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌄 (φerse)
• French: Persée (fr) m
• Galician: Perseo (gl)
• Georgian: პერსევსი (ṗersevsi)
• German: Perseus (de) m
• Greek: Περσέας (el) m (Perséas), Περσεύς (el) m (Perséfs)

  Ancient: Περσεύς m (Perseús)

• Hungarian: Perszeusz
• Inuktitut: ᐲᕐᓯᐅᔅ (piirsios)
• Irish: Peirséas m
• Japanese: ペルセウス (Peruseusu)
• Korean: 페르세우스 (Pereuse'useu)
• Polish: Perseusz (pl) m
• Portuguese: Perseu (pt) m
• Russian: Персе́й (ru) m (Perséj)
• Spanish: Perseo (es) m

constellation

• Bulgarian: Персе́й m (Perséj)
• Burmese: ကျီးတာရာ (my) (kyi:tara)
• Catalan: Perseu (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 英仙座 (jing¹ sin¹ zo⁶)

  Mandarin: 英仙座 (zh) (Yīngxiānzuò)

• Finnish: Perseus (fi)
• French: Persée (fr) m
• Galician: Perseo (gl)
• German: Perseus (de) m
• Greek: Περσέας (el) m (Perséas), Περσεύς (el) m (Perséfs)

  Ancient: Περσεύς m (Perseús)

• Hungarian: Perszeusz
• Irish: Peirséas m
• Kazakh: Персей (Persei)
• Malay: Juara
• Manx: Yn Whing f
• Persian: برساوش (fa) (barsâvoš), سیاوش (fa) (seyâvoš)
• Polish: Perseusz (pl) m
• Russian: Персе́й (ru) m (Perséj)
• Spanish: Perseus

Anagrams

• persues, Perusse, peruses

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈperseus/, [ˈpe̞rs̠e̞us̠]
• Rhymes: -erseus
• Hyphenation^(key): Per‧se‧us

Proper noun

Perseus

1. (Greek mythology) Perseus.
2. (astronomy) The constellation Perseus.

Declension

Inflection of Perseus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		Perseus	—
genitive		Perseuksen	—
partitive		Perseusta	—
illative		Perseukseen	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Perseus	—
accusative	nom.	Perseus	—
	gen.	Perseuksen
genitive		Perseuksen	—
partitive		Perseusta	—
inessive		Perseuksessa	—
elative		Perseuksesta	—
illative		Perseukseen	—
adessive		Perseuksella	—
ablative		Perseukselta	—
allative		Perseukselle	—
essive		Perseuksena	—
translative		Perseukseksi	—
abessive		Perseuksetta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Perseus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Perseukseni — accusative nom. Perseukseni — gen. Perseukseni genitive Perseukseni — partitive Perseustani — inessive Perseuksessani — elative Perseuksestani — illative Perseukseeni — adessive Perseuksellani — ablative Perseukseltani — allative Perseukselleni — essive Perseuksenani — translative Perseuksekseni — abessive Perseuksettani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Perseuksesi — accusative nom. Perseuksesi — gen. Perseuksesi genitive Perseuksesi — partitive Perseustasi — inessive Perseuksessasi — elative Perseuksestasi — illative Perseukseesi — adessive Perseuksellasi — ablative Perseukseltasi — allative Perseuksellesi — essive Perseuksenasi — translative Perseukseksesi — abessive Perseuksettasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Perseuksemme — accusative nom. Perseuksemme — gen. Perseuksemme genitive Perseuksemme — partitive Perseustamme — inessive Perseuksessamme — elative Perseuksestamme — illative Perseukseemme — adessive Perseuksellamme — ablative Perseukseltamme — allative Perseuksellemme — essive Perseuksenamme — translative Perseukseksemme — abessive Perseuksettamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Perseuksenne — accusative nom. Perseuksenne — gen. Perseuksenne genitive Perseuksenne — partitive Perseustanne — inessive Perseuksessanne — elative Perseuksestanne — illative Perseukseenne — adessive Perseuksellanne — ablative Perseukseltanne — allative Perseuksellenne — essive Perseuksenanne — translative Perseukseksenne — abessive Perseuksettanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Perseuksensa — accusative nom. Perseuksensa — gen. Perseuksensa genitive Perseuksensa — partitive Perseustaan Perseustansa — inessive Perseuksessaan Perseuksessansa — elative Perseuksestaan Perseuksestansa — illative Perseukseensa — adessive Perseuksellaan Perseuksellansa — ablative Perseukseltaan Perseukseltansa — allative Perseukselleen Perseuksellensa — essive Perseuksenaan Perseuksenansa — translative Perseuksekseen Perseukseksensa — abessive Perseuksettaan Perseuksettansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Latin

Perseus freeing Andromeda, fresco, 1st century C.E.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈper.seu̯s/, [ˈpɛrs̠ɛu̯s̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.seu̯s/, [ˈpɛrseu̯s]

Proper noun

Perseus m sg (variously declined, genitive Perseos or Perseī); third declension, second declension

1. (Greek mythology) Perseus (son of Jupiter and Danae, killed Medusa and rescued Andromeda)
2. (astronomy) the constellation Perseus
3. a male given name from Ancient Greek.

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant) or second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Perse͡us
genitive	Perseos Perseī
dative	Perseō
accusative	Persea Perseum
ablative	Perseō
vocative	Perse͡u

References

• “Perseus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Perseus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1159.
• “Perseus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray