Osiris

Osiris

See also: Osíris and Ósíris

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Osīris, derived from Ancient Greek Ὄσῑρῐς (Ósīrĭs), derived from Egyptian wsjr.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Osiris

  1. (Egyptian mythology) The Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld.
  2. (astronomy, planetology) An exoplanet in the Pegasus constellation, HD 209458 b.

Derived terms

Translations

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Osīris.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: O‧si‧ris

Proper noun

Osiris

  1. (Egyptian mythology) Osiris (the Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld)

French

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin Osīris.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /o.zi.ʁis/
    • Hyphenation: O‧si‧ris

    Proper noun

    Osiris m

    1. (Egyptian mythology) Osiris (the Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld)

    German

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin Osīris, from Ancient Greek Ὄσῑρις (Ósīris), from Egyptian


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    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /oˈziːʁɪs/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Osi‧ris

    Proper noun

    Osiris m (proper noun, strong, genitive Osiris' or (with an article) Osiris)

    1. (Egyptian mythology) Osiris (the Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld)

    Declension

    Latin

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὄσῑρῐς (Ósīrĭs).

      Pronunciation

      Proper noun

      Osīris m sg (genitive Osīris); third declension

      1. (Egyptian mythology) Osiris (the Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld)
      2. name of a warrior slain by Thymbrœus

      Declension

      Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or -in, ablative singular in ), singular only.

      singular
      nominative Osīris
      genitive Osīris
      dative Osīrī
      accusative Osīrim
      Osīrin
      ablative Osīrī
      vocative Osīris

      Further reading

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

      Spanish

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Latin Osīris.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /oˈsiɾis/ [oˈsi.ɾis]
      • Rhymes: -iɾis
      • Syllabification: O‧si‧ris

      Proper noun

      Osiris m

      1. (Egyptian mythology) Osiris (the Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld)