proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Hermaphrodītus
Hermaphrodītus m sg (genitive Hermaphrodītī)
Classical[hɛr.ma.pʰrɔˈdiː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[er.ma.froˈdiː.tus]
Meaning
- Hermaphroditus
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Hermaphrodītus | — |
| genitive | Hermaphrodītī | — |
| dative | Hermaphrodītō | — |
| accusative | Hermaphrodītum | — |
| ablative | Hermaphrodītō | — |
| vocative | Hermaphrodīte | — |
hermăphrŏdītus, i, m., = ἑρμαφρόδιτος,
I. a hermaphrodite, acc. to the myth, so called after the son of Hermes and Aphrodite, who, when bathing, grew together with Salmacis into one person:
gignuntur et utriusque sexus, quos hermaphroditos vocamus, olim androgynos vocatos et in prodigiis habitos, nunc vero in deliciis, Plin. 7, 3, 3, § 34; cf. Ov. M. 4, 285 sq.; 383; Hyg. Fab. 271; Mart. 10, 4, 6.—II. Transf., adj.: hermaphroditae equae. Plin. 11, 49, 109, § 262.
Origins
- Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς(Hermês)
- Ancient Greek Ἀφροδῑ́τη(Aphrodī́tē)
- Ancient Greek -ος(-os)
- LatinHermaphrodītus
Ancient Greek Ἑρμαφρόδῑτος (Hermaphródītos)bor. Latin Hermaphrodītus Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑρμαφρόδῑτος (Hermaphródītos).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
Biography & mythologyHermaphroditusHermaphroditus (Ἑρμαφρόδιτος). The name is compounded of Hermes and Aphrodite, and is synonymous with ἀνδρογύνης, γύνανδρος, ἡμίανδρος, &c. He was ori…AntiquitiesHermaphroditusHermaphroditus (ἑρμαφρόδιτος), a hermaphrodite. This conception belongs to art as well as to mythology, and will here be briefly noticed from the form…