Gilgamesh

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒄑𒂆𒈦 (Gilgāmeš), borrowed from Sumerian 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌 (dgilgameš₂ /⁠Gilgameš⁠/). First attested in 1894. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪl.ɡə.mɛʃ/, /-ˌmɛʃ/ Rhymes: -ɪlɡəmɛʃ Hyphenation: Gil‧ga‧mesh === Proper noun === Gilgamesh (Mesopotamian mythology) A semi-legendary king of Uruk, who is the hero of the Babylonian poem Epic of Gilgamesh. ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: Gilgamesh → Spanish: Gilgamesh ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Category:Gilgamesh on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Gilgamesh on Wikiquote.Wikiquote “Gilgamesh”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “Gilgamesh”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “Gilgamesh”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “Gilgamesh”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Gilgamesh, a learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒄑𒂆𒈦 (Gilgāmeš), borrowed from Sumerian 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌 (dgilgameš₂ /⁠Gilgameš⁠/). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Gilgamesh m (Mesopotamian mythology) Gilgamesh (semi-legendary king of Uruk) == Spanish == === Alternative forms === Gilgamés === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Gilgamesh, a learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒄑𒂆𒈦 (Gilgāmeš), borrowed from Sumerian 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌 (dgilgameš₂ /⁠Gilgameš⁠/). === Proper noun === Gilgamesh m (Mesopotamian mythology) Gilgamesh (semi-legendary king of Uruk)