Zeus

See also: zeus and Zeŭs

Translingual

John Dory (Zeus faber)
Zeus olympius

Proper noun

Zeus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Zeidae – the John Dory and the Cape dory.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Rhytismataceae – a fungus discovered on Mount Olympus, with yellow disc-shaped fruiting bodies that grow in the decaying wood of Bosnian pine trees.

Hypernyms

References

English

A restored marble and bronze statue of Zeus at the Hermitage Museum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /zjuːs/
  • Audio (UK)(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /zus/
  • Rhymes: -uːs

Proper noun

Zeus (plural Zeuses)

  1. (Greek mythology) Supreme ruler of all Greek gods, husband to Hera.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

Anagrams

Catalan

Proper noun

Zeus m

  1. Zeus

Czech

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Zeus m

  1. Zeus

Further reading

  • Zeus in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • Zeus in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Proper noun

Zeus

  1. (Greek mythology) Zeus (Supreme ruler of all Greek gods, husband to Hera)

Dutch

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zœy̯s/
  • Rhymes: -œy̯s

Proper noun

Zeus

  1. (Greek mythology) Zeus (Supreme ruler of all Greek gods, husband to Hera)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dzøs/, /zøs/
  • Audio (Paris)(file)

Proper noun

Zeus m

  1. (Greek mythology) Zeus (god)

Anagrams

Descendants

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsɔɪ̯s/

Proper noun

Zeus m

  1. Zeus

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

Proper noun

Zeus m

  1. (Greek mythology) Zeus

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɛws/
  • audio(file)

Proper noun

Zeus m

  1. (Greek mythology) Zeus

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Zeus m

  1. (Greek mythology) Zeus (supreme god of the Greek pantheon)

See also

Slovak

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈze̞.us/

Proper noun

Zeus m (genitive Dia) declension pattern chlap

  1. (Greek mythology) Zeus

Declension

Further reading

  • Zeus in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /ˈθeu̯s/
  • (Others) IPA(key): /ˈseu̯s/

Proper noun

Zeus m

  1. (Greek mythology) Zeus

Swedish

Proper noun

Zeus

  1. (Greek mythology) Zeus (supreme among Greek gods)
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