Hermaphroditus

English

A 19th-century coloured engraving of Hermaphroditus, based on a fresco from Herculaneum

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἑρμαφρόδιτος (Hermaphróditos), from Ἑρμῆς (Hermês) + Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hɚˌmæf.ɹəˈdaɪ.təs/
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Proper noun

Hermaphroditus

(Greek mythology) The son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged bodies with a naiad.
A male Aphrodite (Aphroditus),[1] and represented as a herm with a phallus, the symbol of fertility.[2]

Derived terms

Translations

Greek god

Ancient Greek: Ἑρμαφρόδιτος m (Hermaphróditos)
Basque: Hermafrodita
French: Hermaphrodite (fr)
Greek: Ερμαφρόδιτος m (Ermafróditos)
Italian: Ermafrodito m
Latin: Hermaphroditus

Lithuanian: Hermafroditas
Polish: Hermafrodyta
Portuguese: Hermafrodito (pt) m
Russian: Гермафроди́т (ru) m (Germafrodít)
Spanish: Hermafrodito m

See also

References

Ephraim Chambers (1728) Cyclopedia - Volume I, page 993: “Theophrastus affirms, that Aphroditos, or Venus, is Hermaphroditus”
William Smith (1850) Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 408

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμαφρόδῑτος (Hermaphródītos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /her.ma.pʰroˈdiː.tus/, [hɛr.ma.pʰrɔˈdiː.tʊs]

Proper noun

Hermaphrodītus m (genitive Hermaphrodītī); second declension

Hermaphroditus

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Hermaphrodītus
Genitive	Hermaphrodītī
Dative	Hermaphrodītō
Accusative	Hermaphrodītum
Ablative	Hermaphrodītō
Vocative	Hermaphrodīte

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