Achilles

== English == === Alternative forms === Achilleus, Akhilles, Akhilleus === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Achillēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /əˈkɪliːz/ Rhymes: -ɪliːz === Proper noun === Achilles (Greek mythology) A mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp. (rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek. (astronomy) The Greek camp Trojan asteroid 588 Achilles. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Achilles (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Category:Achilles on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English Achilles, borrowed from Latin Achilles, from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús). === Proper noun === Achilles (Greek mythology) Achilles a male given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek] == Czech == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈaxɪlɛs] === Proper noun === Achilles m anim (relational adjective Achillův) Achilles (Ancient Greek hero) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Achilles”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “Achilles”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Danish == === Alternative forms === Achilleus, Akilleus, Akilles === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [aˈkʰiləs] === Proper noun === Achilles Achilles == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Achilles, from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɑˈxɪ.ləs/ Hyphenation: Achil‧les === Proper noun === Achilles m Achilles ==== Derived terms ==== achillespees == Kashubian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Polish Achilles. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈxil.lɛs/ Rhymes: -illɛs Syllabification: A‧chil‧les === Proper noun === Achilles m pers (related adjective achillesowi) (uncountable, Greek mythology) Achilles (mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp) (countable, rare) a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Achilles === Further reading === Jan Trepczyk (1994), “Achilles”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2 Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “Achilles”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[3] == Latin == === Alternative forms === Achilleus === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈkʰɪl.leːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈkil.les] === Proper noun === Achillēs m sg (genitive Achillis); third declension (Greek mythology) Achilles ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, singular only. ==== 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 “Achilles”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Achilles in D. P. Simpson, Cassell's Latin Dictionary, Wiley Publishing, 1968 == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Achillēs. Doublet of Achil. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈxil.lɛs/ Rhymes: -illɛs Syllabification: A‧chil‧les Homophone: achilles === Proper noun === Achilles m pers (related adjective achillesowy) (uncountable, Greek mythology) Achilles (mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp) Synonym: Achil (countable, rare) a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Achilles ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === Achilles in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN Achilles in Polish dictionaries at PWN Achilles in PWN's encyclopedia == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Achilles m pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Aquiles == Swedish == === Proper noun === Achilles c (genitive Achilles) (Greek mythology) alternative spelling of Akilles (“Achilles”) ==== Usage notes ==== The classic Swedish translation of Homer's works by Erland Lagerlöf in 1912 uses this name form.