Zeus

See also: zeus, Zéus, Zèus, and Zeŭs

Translingual

John Dory (Zeus faber)

Proper noun

Zeus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Zeidae John Dory and 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.

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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

  • (UK) IPA(key): /z(j)uːs/
  • (file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /zus/
  • Rhymes: -uːs

Proper noun

Zeus (plural Zeuses)

  1. (Greek mythology) Supreme ruler of all Greek gods, husband to Hera.
  2. A male given name.
  3. 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 1054-4836, 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.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Zeus m

  1. (Greek mythology) Zeus

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzɛu̯s]
  • (file)

Proper noun

Zeus m

  1. (Greek mythology) Zeus

Declension

Further reading

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

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /søvˀs/, [ˈsœwˀs]

Proper noun

Zeus

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

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch zeus, from Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zœy̯s/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Zeus
  • 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/
  • (file)
  • (file)

Proper noun

Zeus m

  1. (Greek mythology) Zeus (god)

Descendants

  • Vietnamese: Dớt

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɔɪ̯s/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Zeus m

  1. Zeus

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zɛws/
  • Rhymes: -ɛws
  • Hyphenation: Zèus

Proper noun

Zeus m

  1. (Greek mythology) Zeus

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Zeus, from Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús), from Proto-Hellenic *dzéus, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws. Doublet of Jowisz and Jupiter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛ.us/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛus
  • Syllabification: Ze‧us

Proper noun

Zeus m pers

  1. (Greek mythology) Zeus

Declension

Further reading

  • Zeus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Zeus in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: Zeus

Proper noun

Zeus m

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

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Slovak

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzeus]

Proper noun

Zeus m (genitive singular Dia, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. (Greek mythology) Zeus

Declension

Further reading

  • Zeus in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθeus/ [ˈθeu̯s]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈseus/ [ˈseu̯s]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eus
  • Syllabification: Zeus

Proper noun

Zeus m

  1. (Greek mythology) Zeus

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

Proper noun

Zeus c (genitive Zeus)

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

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Turkish

Proper noun

Zeus

  1. (Greek mythology) Zeus
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