LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

sēmideus

sēmideus m (genitive sēmideī)
Classical[seːˈmɪ.de.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[seˈmiː.de.us]

Meaning

  1. the son born of a god and a mortal.
  2. a man considered talented, powerful, or influential within a society.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesēmideussēmideī
genitivesēmideīsēmideōrum
dativesēmideōsēmideīs
accusativesēmideumsēmideōs
ablativesēmideōsēmideīs
vocativesēmideesēmideī

sēmĭ-dĕus, a, um, adj.,
I. half-divine: heroes, i. e. the Argonauts, Stat. Th. 5, 373; called also, reges, id. ib. 3, 518; id. Acnill. 2, 363: parentes, id. Th. 9, 376: Manes, Luc. 9, 7: canes, i. e. Anubis, id. 8, 832 (al. semicanes dei): Dryades, Ov. H. 4, 49: Nymphae semideumque genus, id. Ib. 82; cf.: Silvanus arbiter umbrae Semideumque pecus, i. e. the Pans, Stat. Th. 6, 112.— Hence, subst.
1. sēmĭ-dĕus, i, m., a demigod: semideique deique, Ov. M. 14, 673; 1, 192.—
2. sēmĭ-dĕa, ae, f., a demigoddess: tres volucres, tres semideae, tres semipuellae, i. e. the Sirens, Aus. Idyll. 11, 21.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmideus

Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *deywós Proto-Italic *deiwos Old Latin deivosder. Latin deus Latin sēmideus From sēmi- (“demi-”) + deus (“god”).

Descendants
  • Frenchdemi-dieu
  • GermanHalbgott
  • Englishdemigod
  • Italiansemidio
  • Portuguesesemideus
  • Romaniansemizeu
  • Spanishsemideo
  • Spanishsemidiós

Quick answers

What does sēmideus mean in Latin?
sēmideus, a noun, means “the son born of a god and a mortal.; a man considered talented, powerful, or influential within a society.”.
What is the genitive of sēmideus?
The genitive singular is sēmideī. sēmideus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce sēmideus?
In classical Latin, [seːˈmɪ.de.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [seˈmiː.de.us].
Where does sēmideus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sem- → Proto-Indo-European *sēmi → Latin sēmideus.