Definify.com
Definition 2024
Achilles
Achilles
English
Proper noun
Achilles
- (Greek mythology) semi-divine hero, son of Peleus and the nymph Thetis, prince and leader of the Myrmidons; great warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp, killed in the Trojan War; central character of the Iliad.
Translations
Greek mythical hero
|
|
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
Borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈkʰil.les/, [aˈkʰɪl.lɛs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈkil.les/
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Achilles m (genitive Achillis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Achilles |
| genitive | Achillis |
| dative | Achillī |
| accusative | Achillem |
| ablative | Achille |
| vocative | Achilles |
Derived terms
- Achillēus
- Achillīdes
References
- Achilles in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Achilles in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Achilles”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
Achilles in D. P. Simpson, Cassell's Latin Dictionary, Wiley Publishing, 1968
Polish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Achilles m
Declension
declension of Achilles
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Achilles |
| genitive | Achillesa |
| dative | Achillesowi |
| accusative | Achillesa |
| instrumental | Achillesem |
| locative | Achillesie |
| vocative | Achillesie |
Portuguese
Proper noun
Achilles m
- Obsolete spelling of Aquiles (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).
Swedish
Proper noun
Achilles
Usage notes
- The classic Swedish translation of Homer's works by Erland Lagerlöf in 1912 uses this name form.