Zeus
Translingual

John Dory (Zeus faber)
Proper noun
Zeus m
Hypernyms
- (genus of fungus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Pezizomycotina - subphylum; Leotiomycetes - class; Rhytismatales - order; Rhytismataceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus in Zeidae): Zeus faber (John Dory) - type species
- (genus of fungus): Zeus olympus - sole accepted species
References
Zeus (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Zeus (fungus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Zeus (Linnaeus) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies (fish)
Zeus (Minter & Diam.) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies (fungus)
English

A restored marble and bronze statue of Zeus at the Hermitage Museum
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús). Doublet of Dyeus and Jove.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Zeus (plural Zeuses)
- (Greek mythology) Supreme ruler of all Greek gods, husband to Hera.
- A male given name.
- A representative given name for a dog.
- 2008 January–February, “70 Ways to Improve Every Day of the Week”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 135:
- 67 give zeus a bath Wash off whatever your dog rolled in over the weekend. It'll freshen up your house and you'll burn about 100 calories.
Derived terms
Translations
supreme ruler of all Greek gods
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See also
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzɛu̯s]
Audio (file)
Declension
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch zeus, from Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zœy̯s/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Zeus
- Rhymes: -œy̯s
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dzøs/, /zøs/
Audio (Paris) (file) Audio (file)
Descendants
- Vietnamese: Dớt
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ˈd͡zɛws/
- Rhymes: -ɛws
- Hyphenation: Zèus
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /zeu̯s/, [d̪͡z̪ɛu̯s̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡zeu̯s/, [d̪͡z̪ɛu̯s]
Declension
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Zeus |
Genitive | Dios |
Dative | Diī |
Accusative | Dia |
Ablative | Die |
Vocative | Zeu |
Polish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɛ.us/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛus
- Syllabification: Ze‧us
- Homophone: zeus
Declension
Declension of Zeus
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | Zeus |
genitive | Zeusa |
dative | Zeusowi |
accusative | Zeusa |
instrumental | Zeusem |
locative | Zeusie |
vocative | Zeusie |
Further reading
- Zeus in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈzews/ [ˈzeʊ̯s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈzewʃ/ [ˈzeʊ̯ʃ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈzewʃ/
- Hyphenation: Zeus
See also
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzeus]
Declension
Further reading
- “Zeus”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθeus/ [ˈθeu̯s]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈseus/ [ˈseu̯s]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eus
- Syllabification: Zeus
Swedish
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).
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