Ulysses

English

Etymology

From Latin Ulyssēs, a frequent alternative form of Ulixēs (Odysseus), influenced by the Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /juːˈlɪ.siːz/, /ˈjuːlɪ.siːz/
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Proper noun

Ulysses

  1. (Roman mythology) Latin name form of Odysseus
    • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Introduction”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. [], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, [], →OCLC, page 138:
      "The truth is always a novelty," returned Kingston; "but I have always considered the patient Ulysses, the model of a classical coquette: you may get many useful hints from his career."
  2. A male given name
  3. A city, the county seat of Grant County, Kansas, United States. Named after Ulysses S. Grant.

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Latin

Etymology

A frequent alternative form of Ulixēs (Odysseus), influenced by the Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ulyssēs m sg (genitive Ulyssis); third declension

  1. Alternative form of Ulixēs

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Ulyssēs
Genitive Ulyssis
Dative Ulyssī
Accusative Ulyssem
Ablative Ulysse
Vocative Ulyssēs

References

  • Ulysses”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Ulysses in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Swedish

Proper noun

Ulysses c (genitive Ulysses)

  1. (Greek mythology) Ulysses (the hero of the Iliad and Odyssey), Latin name form of Odysseus

Usage notes

  • The classic Swedish translations of Homer's works by Erland Lagerlöf in 1912 use the name Ulysses.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Ulysses.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈjulisis/ [ˈju.lɪ.sɪs]
  • Rhymes: -ulisis
  • Syllabification: U‧ly‧sses

Proper noun

Úlyssés (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜎᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. a male given name from English
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