Hermes

See also: hermes and Hermès

English

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês), itself of disputed meaning and origin, possibly of non-Indo-European substrate or from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (to bind, put together).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɝmiːz/

Proper noun

Hermes

Hermes

  1. (Greek mythology) The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.
  2. (astronomy) The planet Mercury when observed as an evening star.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).

Proper noun

Hermes m

  1. Hermes

Czech

Proper noun

Hermes m

  1. Hermes

Further reading

  • Hermes in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Hermes in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

Proper noun

Hermes

  1. Hermes (Greek god)

Declension

Inflection of Hermes (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
nominative Hermes
genitive Hermeen
partitive Hermestä
illative Hermeeseen
singular plural
nominative Hermes
accusative nom. Hermes
gen. Hermeen
genitive Hermeen
partitive Hermestä
inessive Hermeessä
elative Hermeestä
illative Hermeeseen
adessive Hermeellä
ablative Hermeeltä
allative Hermeelle
essive Hermeenä
translative Hermeeksi
instructive
abessive Hermeettä
comitative

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).

Proper noun

Hermes m

  1. Hermes

German

Proper noun

Hermes m

  1. (Greek mythology) Hermes

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɛr.mɛs/
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Proper noun

Hermes m

  1. (Greek mythology) Hermes

Declension


Portuguese

Hermes

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês), itself of unknown meaning and origin.

Noun

Hermes m

  1. (Greek mythology) Hermes (messenger of the gods)
  2. A male given name

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).

Proper noun

Hermes m

  1. Hermes
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