Prometheus
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Translingual
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Proper noun
[edit]Prometheus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Castniidae – a single species of South American moth, Prometheus cochrus.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Cossoidea - superfamily; Castniidae - family; Castniinae - subfamily; Gazerini - tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Prometheus cochrus - sole species
References
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Prometheus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Prometheus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Castniidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús), from πρό (pró, “before”) + μανθάνω (manthánō, “to think”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Prometheus
- A male given name from Ancient Greek
- (Greek mythology) The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.
- (astronomy) A moon of the planet Saturn.
Translations
[edit]Greek mythological figure
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Further reading
[edit]- Prometheus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin Promēthe͡us or from Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Prometheus m (genitive Prometheus or Prometheus')
Related terms
[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /proˈmeː.tʰeu̯s/, [prɔˈmeːt̪ʰɛu̯s̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /proˈme.teu̯s/, [proˈmɛːt̪eu̯s]
Proper noun
[edit]Promētheus m sg (genitive Promētheī or Promētheos); second declension
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Promētheus |
| Genitive | Promētheī Promētheos |
| Dative | Promētheō |
| Accusative | Promētheum Promēthea |
| Ablative | Promētheō |
| Vocative | Promētheu |
Related terms
[edit]- Promēthēus
- Promēthīdēs
References
[edit]- “Prŏmētheus (trisyl. )”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Prŏmētheūs in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1253.
- “Promētheus” on page 1484/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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