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. The Egyptian Thoth, identified with the Greek Hermes.
  3. (astronomy) The planet Mercury when observed as an evening star.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Hermes (plural Hermae)

  1. (art) A head or bust on a square base, often double-faced.

See also

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hermes m

  1. Hermes

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦɛrmɛs]

Proper noun

Hermes m anim (related adjective Hermův)

  1. (Greek mythology) Hermes

Declension

Further reading

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

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhermes/, [ˈhe̞rme̞s̠]
  • Rhymes: -ermes
  • Syllabification(key): Her‧mes

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 —
abessive Hermeettä —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Hermes (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hermeeni —
accusative nom. Hermeeni —
gen. Hermeeni
genitive Hermeeni —
partitive Hermestäni —
inessive Hermeessäni —
elative Hermeestäni —
illative Hermeeseeni —
adessive Hermeelläni —
ablative Hermeeltäni —
allative Hermeelleni —
essive Hermeenäni —
translative Hermeekseni —
abessive Hermeettäni —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hermeesi —
accusative nom. Hermeesi —
gen. Hermeesi
genitive Hermeesi —
partitive Hermestäsi —
inessive Hermeessäsi —
elative Hermeestäsi —
illative Hermeeseesi —
adessive Hermeelläsi —
ablative Hermeeltäsi —
allative Hermeellesi —
essive Hermeenäsi —
translative Hermeeksesi —
abessive Hermeettäsi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hermeemme —
accusative nom. Hermeemme —
gen. Hermeemme
genitive Hermeemme —
partitive Hermestämme —
inessive Hermeessämme —
elative Hermeestämme —
illative Hermeeseemme —
adessive Hermeellämme —
ablative Hermeeltämme —
allative Hermeellemme —
essive Hermeenämme —
translative Hermeeksemme —
abessive Hermeettämme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hermeenne —
accusative nom. Hermeenne —
gen. Hermeenne
genitive Hermeenne —
partitive Hermestänne —
inessive Hermeessänne —
elative Hermeestänne —
illative Hermeeseenne —
adessive Hermeellänne —
ablative Hermeeltänne —
allative Hermeellenne —
essive Hermeenänne —
translative Hermeeksenne —
abessive Hermeettänne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Hermeensä —
accusative nom. Hermeensä —
gen. Hermeensä
genitive Hermeensä —
partitive Hermestään
Hermestänsä
—
inessive Hermeessään
Hermeessänsä
—
elative Hermeestään
Hermeestänsä
—
illative Hermeeseensä —
adessive Hermeellään
Hermeellänsä
—
ablative Hermeeltään
Hermeeltänsä
—
allative Hermeelleen
Hermeellensä
—
essive Hermeenään
Hermeenänsä
—
translative Hermeekseen
Hermeeksensä
—
abessive Hermeettään
Hermeettänsä
—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).

Proper noun

Hermes m

  1. Hermes

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Hermes m

  1. (Greek mythology) Hermes

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Herma

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hermēs m sg (genitive Hermae); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Hermes
  2. a male given name from Ancient Greek

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Hermēs Hermae
Genitive Hermae Hermārum
Dative Hermae Hermīs
Accusative Hermēn Hermās
Ablative Hermē Hermīs
Vocative Hermē Hermae

Derived terms

  • Hermaeum

Noun

Hermēs m (genitive Hermae); first declension

  1. a rectangular pillar or pedestal bearing a bust; a herm

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Hermēs Hermae
Genitive Hermae Hermārum
Dative Hermae Hermīs
Accusative Hermēn Hermās
Ablative Hermē Hermīs
Vocative Hermē Hermae

Proper noun

Hermēs m (variously declined, genitive Hermae or Hermētis); first declension, third declension

  1. Hermes Trismegistus

Usage notes

  • The first declension paradigm applies to all senses. The third declension paradigm is an exception that comes from Medieval Latin and is principally used to decline the name of Hermes Trismegistus when there is a wish to congrue with established Medieval Latin derivations such as hermēticus; but note that the figure of Hermes Trismegistus dates back to Antiquity, and that the existence of this special grammatical treatment has no parallel in Greek.

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs) or third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Hermēs Hermae
Genitive Hermae
Hermētis
Hermārum
Dative Hermae
Hermētī
Hermīs
Accusative Hermēn
Hermētem
Hermās
Ablative Hermē
Hermēte
Hermīs
Vocative Hermē
Hermēs
Hermae

Derived terms

  • hermēticus

References

  • “Hermes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Hermes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɛr.mɛs/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrmɛs
  • Syllabification: Her‧mes

Proper noun

Hermes m

  1. (Greek mythology) Hermes

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • Hermesowy

Further reading

  • Hermes in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Hermes

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛʁ.mis/ [ˈɛɦ.mis]

Proper noun

Hermes m

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

See also

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɾmes/ [ˈeɾ.mes]
  • Rhymes: -eɾmes
  • Syllabification: Her‧mes

Proper noun

Hermes m

  1. (Greek mythology) Hermes

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).

Proper noun

Hermes c (genitive Hermes)

  1. (Greek mythology) Hermes

See also

Turkish

Proper noun

Hermes

  1. (Greek mythology) Hermes
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