Horus

See also: Hórus

English

Etymology

From Late Latin Hōrus, from Ancient Greek Ὧρος (Hôros), from Egyptian ḥr.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): [hɔːɹəs]
  • Rhymes: -ɔːɹəs

Proper noun

Horus

  1. (Egyptian mythology) The ancient Egyptian falcon-headed god of the sun, sky, war, and kingship.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From Late Latin Hōrus, from Ancient Greek Ὧρος (Hôros), from Egyptian ḥr.

Proper noun

Horus

  1. (Egyptian mythology) Horus

German

Etymology

From Late Latin Hōrus, from Ancient Greek Ὧρος (Hôros), from Egyptian ḥr.

Proper noun

Horus m

  1. (Egyptian mythology) Horus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὧρος (Hôros), from Egyptian ḥr.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hōrus m sg (genitive Hōrī); second declension

  1. Horus, an Egyptian god

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Hōrus
genitive Hōrī
dative Hōrō
accusative Hōrum
ablative Hōrō
vocative Hōre

Descendants

  • Danish: Horus
  • English: Horus
  • German: Horus
  • Japanese: ホルス
  • Polish: Horus
  • Spanish: Horus

References

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin Hōrus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɔ.rus/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrus
  • Syllabification: Ho‧rus

Proper noun

Horus m pers

  1. (Egyptian mythology) Horus (ancient Egyptian god of the sun, sky, war, and kingship, commonly depicted with the head of a falcon)

Declension

Further reading

  • Horus in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Horus in PWN's encyclopedia

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Hōrus, from Ancient Greek Ὧρος (Hôros), from Egyptian ḥr

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoɾus/ [ˈo.ɾus]
  • Rhymes: -oɾus
  • Syllabification: Ho‧rus

Proper noun

Horus m

  1. (Egyptian mythology) Horus