Hades

See also: hades and Hadès

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hā́idēs).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈheɪdiːz/
  • (Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈheɪdiːz/, /ˈhadiːz/
  • Rhymes: -eɪdiːz

Proper noun
(sense 1) Statute of Hades with Cerberus

Hades

  1. (Greek mythology) The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
  2. (Greek mythology) The underworld, the domain of Hades, by transference from its god.
  3. In the Septuagint Bible, the Greek translation of Sheol.
  4. Hell.
    1. (specifically, chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) Hell as a waiting place for damned souls before the Last Judgement, after which they may be cast in Gehenna.

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    Asturian

    Etymology

    From Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hā́idēs).

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): /ˈades/, [ˈa.ð̞es]

    Proper noun

    Hades m

    1. (Greek mythology) Hades (god)
    2. (Greek mythology) Hades (underworld)

    Catalan

    Etymology

    From Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hā́idēs).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Hades m

    1. (Greek mythology) Hades (god)
    2. (Greek mythology) Hades (underworld)

    Galician

    Etymology

    From Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hā́idēs).

    Proper noun

    Hades m

    1. (Greek mythology) Hades (god)
    2. (Greek mythology) Hades (underworld)

    German

    Pronunciation
    • Audio(file)

    Proper noun

    Hades m

    1. (Greek mythology) Hades (god)
    2. (Greek mythology) Hades (underworld)

    Polish

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): /ˈxa.dɛs/
    • Audio(file)
    • Rhymes: -adɛs
    • Syllabification: Ha‧des

    Proper noun

    Hades m anim

    1. (Greek mythology) Hades (god)

    Declension
    Declension of Hades
    singular
    nominative Hades
    genitive Hadesa
    dative Hadesowi
    accusative Hadesa
    instrumental Hadesem
    locative Hadesie
    vocative Hadesie

    Proper noun

    Hades m inan

    1. (Greek mythology) Hades (underworld)

    Declension
    Declension of Hades
    singular
    nominative Hades
    genitive Hadesu
    dative Hadesowi
    accusative Hades
    instrumental Hadesem
    locative Hadesie
    vocative Hadesie

    Further reading
    • Hades in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • Hades in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Latin Hades, from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hā́idēs).

    Pronunciation
     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.d͡ʒis/
      • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈa.d͡ʒiʃ/
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.des/
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈa.dɨʃ/ [ˈa.ðɨʃ]

    • Hyphenation: Ha‧des

    Proper noun

    Hades m

    1. (Greek mythology) Hades (god of the underworld)
    2. (Greek mythology) Hades (the underworld, the domain of Hades)

    Spanish

    Etymology

    From Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hā́idēs).

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): /ˈades/ [ˈa.ð̞es]
    • Rhymes: -ades
    • Syllabification: Ha‧des

    Proper noun

    Hades m

    1. (Greek mythology) Hades (god)
    2. (Greek mythology) Hades (underworld)

    Turkish

    Proper noun

    Hades

    1. (Greek mythology) Hades
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