Priapus

See also: priapus

English

Etymology

From Latin Priāpus, from Ancient Greek Πρίαπος (Príapos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɹaɪˈeɪpəs/

Proper noun

Priapus

(Greek mythology) The son of Aphrodite and Dionysus, god of procreation, and guardian of gardens and vineyards; personification of the phallus.

Derived terms

Translations

son of Aphrodite and Dionysus

Bulgarian: Приап m (Priap)
Catalan: Príap m
French: Priape (fr) m
German: Priapus m, Priapos m
Greek: Πρίαπος (el) m (Príapos)
Ancient Greek: Πρῐ́ᾱπος m (Prĭ́āpos)
Inuktitut: ᑉᕆᐊᐳᔅ (priapos)
Italian: Priapo m
Latin: Priāpus m
Lithuanian: Priapas m
Portuguese: Príapo m
Russian: Приа́п (ru) m (Priáp)
Spanish: Príapo m

Further reading

Priapus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πρῐ́ᾱπος (Prĭ́āpos).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [priˈaː.pʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [priˈaː.pus]

Proper noun

Priāpus m sg (genitive Priāpī); second declension

(Greek mythology) Priapus, god of procreation

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Priāpus
genitive	Priāpī
dative	Priāpō
accusative	Priāpum
ablative	Priāpō
vocative	Priāpe