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Hermes

Her′mes

,
Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK].]
1.
(Myth.)
See
Mercury
.
☞ Hermes Trismegistus
[Gr.
Ἐρμῆσ τρισμέγιστος
, lit., Hermes thrice greatest]
was a late name of Hermes, especially as identified with the Egyptian god Thoth. He was the fabled inventor of astrology and alchemy.

Definition 2024

Hermes

Hermes

See also: hermes and Hermès

English

Proper noun

Hermes

Hermes

  1. (Greek mythology) The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.
  2. (astronomy) The planet Mercury when observed as an evening star.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς ‎(Hermês).

Proper noun

Hermes m

  1. Hermes

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς ‎(Hermês).

Proper noun

Hermes m

  1. Hermes

German

Proper noun

Hermes m

  1. (Greek mythology) Hermes

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɛrmɛs/

Proper noun

Hermes m

  1. (Greek mythology) Hermes

Declension

Portuguese

Hermes

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς ‎(Hermês), itself of unknown meaning and origin.

Noun

Hermes m

  1. (Greek mythology) Hermes (messenger of the gods)
  2. A male given name

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς ‎(Hermês).

Proper noun

Hermes m

  1. Hermes

hermes

hermes

See also: Hermes and Hermès

Spanish

Noun

hermes m ‎(plural hermes)

  1. Statue of Hermes

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς ‎(Hermês), itself of disputed meaning and origin, possibly of non-Indo-European substrate or from Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‎(“to bind, put together”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɝmiːz/

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