proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Hermēs1
Hermēs m sg (genitive Hermae)
Classical[ˈhɛr.meːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛr.mes]
Meaning
- GreekHermes
- a male given name from Ancient Greek
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Hermēs | — |
| genitive | Hermae | — |
| dative | Hermae | — |
| accusative | Hermēn | — |
| ablative | Hermē | — |
| vocative | Hermē | — |
Hermes or Herma, ae, m., = Ἑρμῆς (Hermes, Mercury; hence transf., cf. Liddell and Scott under Ἑρμῆς),
I. a Hermes pillar, Hermes, a head carved on the top of a square pedestal or post;
such pillars of Hermes stood, esp. in Athens, in several public places and before private houses, Macr. S. 1, 19; Serv. Verg. A. 8. 138; Nep. Alcib. 3; Cic. Leg. 2, 26, 65; id. Att. 1, 8, 2; Juv. 8, 53.—II. Deriv.: Hermae-um, i, n., a temple of Hercules, Hermœum.
A. The name of a summer-house:
in diaetam, cui nomen est Hermaeum, recesserat, Suet. Claud. 10.—B. A frontier town of Bœotia, over against Eubœa, Liv. 35, 50, 9.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).