Hades

See also: hades and Hadès

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hāídēs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈheɪdiːz/
  • (Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈheɪdiːz/, /ˈhadiːz/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪdiːz

Proper noun

Hades

  1. (Greek mythology) The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
  2. (Greek mythology) The underworld, the domain of Hades, by transference from its god.
  3. In the Septuagint Bible, the Greek translation of Sheol.
  4. Hell.
    1. (specifically, chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) Hell as a waiting place for damned souls before the Last Judgement, after which they may be cast in Gehenna.

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Asturian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hāídēs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈades/ [ˈa.ð̞es]
  • Rhymes: -ades
  • Syllabification: Ha‧des

Proper noun

Hades m

  1. (Greek mythology) Hades (god)
  2. (Greek mythology) Hades (underworld)

Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hāídēs).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hades m

  1. (Greek mythology) Hades (god)
  2. (Greek mythology) Hades (underworld)

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hāídēs).

Proper noun

Hades m

  1. (Greek mythology) Hades (god)
  2. (Greek mythology) Hades (underworld)

German

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Hades m

  1. (Greek mythology) Hades (god)
  2. (Greek mythology) Hades (underworld)

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hāídēs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxa.dɛs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -adɛs
  • Syllabification: Ha‧des

Proper noun

Hades m pers

  1. (Greek mythology) Hades (god)

Declension

Proper noun

Hades m inan

  1. (Greek mythology) Hades (underworld)

Declension

Further reading

  • Hades in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Hades, from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hāídēs).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.d͡ʒis/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈa.d͡ʒiʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.des/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈa.dɨʃ/ [ˈa.ðɨʃ]

  • Hyphenation: Ha‧des

Proper noun

Hades m

  1. (Greek mythology) Hades (god of the underworld)
  2. (Greek mythology) Hades (the underworld, the domain of Hades)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hāídēs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈades/ [ˈa.ð̞es]
  • Rhymes: -ades
  • Syllabification: Ha‧des

Proper noun

Hades m

  1. (Greek mythology) Hades (god)
  2. (Greek mythology) Hades (underworld)

Turkish

Proper noun

Hades

  1. (Greek mythology) Hades