Hercules

Senso (Inglese)

Name

1. (Roman) The Roman name for the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.
2. A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero. It lies between the constellations Lyra and Corona Borealis.
3. A crater in the first quadrant on the moon.
4. (countable, rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
5. A city in Contra Costa County, California, United States.

Noun

1. A Hercules beetle.
2. A man with Herculean attributes.

Concetti

Ercole

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Eracle

Hercules Computer Technology

sinonimi

Heracles

Herakles

Alcides

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muscleman

Traduzioni

Hercule

Herkules

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Ηρακλής

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Herkül

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Héraclès

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈhɜːkjəliːz/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Latin Herculēs, from Etruscan 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌂𐌋𐌄 (hercle), from Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês), apparently cognate of Ἥρα (Hḗra, “Hera”) and, according to Haudry, from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, season”) + κλέος (kléos, “glory”).