Herkules
See also: herkules and Herkúles
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦɛrkulɛs]
Proper noun
Herkules m anim (relational adjective Herkulův)
- Hercules (Greek divine hero)
Declension
Declension of Herkules (sg-only hard masculine animate foreign)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Herkules |
| genitive | Herkula |
| dative | Herkulovi |
| accusative | Herkula |
| vocative | Herkule |
| locative | Herkulovi |
| instrumental | Herkulem |
Further reading
- “Herkules”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “Herkules”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Finnish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Herculēs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈherkules/, [ˈhe̞rkule̞s̠]
- Rhymes: -erkules
- Syllabification(key): Her‧ku‧les
- Hyphenation(key): Her‧ku‧les
Proper noun
Herkules
Declension
| Inflection of Herkules (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Herkules | — | |
| genitive | Herkuleen | — | |
| partitive | Herkulesta | — | |
| illative | Herkuleeseen | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Herkules | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Herkules | — |
| gen. | Herkuleen | ||
| genitive | Herkuleen | — | |
| partitive | Herkulesta | — | |
| inessive | Herkuleessa | — | |
| elative | Herkuleesta | — | |
| illative | Herkuleeseen | — | |
| adessive | Herkuleella | — | |
| ablative | Herkuleelta | — | |
| allative | Herkuleelle | — | |
| essive | Herkuleena | — | |
| translative | Herkuleeksi | — | |
| abessive | Herkuleetta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Synonyms
- (mythical person): Herakles
German
Alternative forms
- Hercules, Hercul, Herkul (obsolete)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛʁkulɛs/, /-ləs/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Herkules m (proper noun, strong, genitive Herkules' or (archaic) Herkulis or (with an article) Herkules)
See also
Further reading
- Herkules on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Old Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Herkules m pers
- a male given name
Declension
Declension of Herkules (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Herkules | Herkulesy | Herkulesi, Herkulesové |
| genitive | Herkulesa | Herkulesú | Herkulesóv |
| dative | Herkulesu, Herkulesovi | Herkulesoma | Herkulesóm |
| accusative | Herkulesa | Herkulesy | Herkulesy |
| vocative | Herkulese | Herkulesy | Herkulesi, Herkulesové |
| locative | Herkulesu, Herkulesovi | Herkulesú | Herkulesiech |
| instrumental | Herkulesem | Herkulesoma | Herkulesy |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “Herkules”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Herculēs. Doublet of Herakles.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xɛrˈku.lɛs/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ulɛs
- Syllabification: Her‧ku‧les
- Homophone: herkules
Proper noun
Herkules m pers (related adjective herkulesowy)
- (uncountable, Roman mythology) Hercules (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)
- Synonym: Herakles
- (countable, rare) a male given name from Latin [in turn from Etruscan, in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Hercules
Declension
Declension of Herkules
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Herkules | Herkulesowie |
| genitive | Herkulesa | Herkulesów |
| dative | Herkulesowi | Herkulesom |
| accusative | Herkulesa | Herkulesów |
| instrumental | Herkulesem | Herkulesami |
| locative | Herkulesie | Herkulesach |
| vocative | Herkulesie | Herkulesowie |
Proper noun
Herkules m animal
- (uncountable) Hercules (summer constellation of the northern sky, lying between the constellations Lyra and Corona Borealis, said to resemble the mythical hero)
Declension
Declension of Herkules
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Herkules |
| genitive | Herkulesa |
| dative | Herkulesowi |
| accusative | Herkulesa |
| instrumental | Herkulesem |
| locative | Herkulesie |
| vocative | Herkulesie |
Derived terms
adjectives
- herkuliczny
nouns
- herkules
Related terms
adverbs
- herkulicznie
nouns
- herkulo
Further reading
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɛrkulɛs/
Proper noun
Herkules m pers (genitive singular Herkulesa, Herkula, declension pattern of chlap)
Declension
Declension of Herkules
| singulare tantum | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Herkules |
| genitive | Herkulesa, Herkula |
| dative | Herkulesovi, Herkulovi |
| accusative | Herkulesa, Herkula |
| locative | Herkulesovi, Herkulovi |
| instrumental | Herkulesom, Herkulom |
Synonyms
- (mythical person): Herakles
Further reading
- “Herkules”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025