Perseusとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Latin Perseus, from Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús).

発音

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

固有名詞

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.

派生語

豆知識

This is Percy Jackson's full first name.

アナグラム

• persues, Perusse, peruses

発音

• (Classical Latin) IPA: [ˈpɛr.sɛu̯s]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: [ˈpɛr.seu̯s]

固有名詞

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

語形変化

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

参照

• “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