Hades
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hā́idēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈheɪdiːz/
- (Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈheɪdiːz/, /ˈhadiːz/
- Rhymes: -eɪdiːz
Proper noun
Hades
- (Greek mythology) The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
- (Greek mythology) The underworld, the domain of Hades, by transference from its god.
- In the Septuagint Bible, the Greek translation of Sheol.
- Hell.
- (specifically, chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) Hell as a waiting place for damned souls before the Last Judgement, after which they may be cast in Gehenna.
Translations
from Greek mythology
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the underworld, the domain of Hades
the Greek translation of Sheol
hell
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See also
References
Catalan
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hā́idēs).
Galician
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hā́idēs).
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hā́idēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxa.dɛs/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -adɛs
- Syllabification: Ha‧des
Declension
Declension of Hades
singular | |
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nominative | Hades |
genitive | Hadesa |
dative | Hadesowi |
accusative | Hadesa |
instrumental | Hadesem |
locative | Hadesie |
vocative | Hadesie |
Declension
Further reading
- 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
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hā́idēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈades/ [ˈa.ð̞es]
- Rhymes: -ades
- Syllabification: Ha‧des
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