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Hercule
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hercule
French
Etymology
fr frm Hercule, from fr la Herculēs, from fr grc Ἡρακλῆς.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Hercule.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>)
Proper noun
m
fr Roman mythology Hercules
fr astronomy Hercules constellation
fr male
fr Constellations
Latin
Pronunciation
1
Herculē̆ 1
Proper noun
la proper noun form
la Herculēs abl s
Proper noun
la proper noun form Herculē̆
la Herculēs voc s
Middle French
Etymology
From frm la Herculēs, from frm grc Ἡρακλῆς.
Proper noun
m
Hercules
frm La cosmographie universelle Pres de la ville & à main droite, en la voye on voyoit le tombeau de Soſtrate, qui fut vn ieune homme fort aymé par Hercule, lequel mort du viuant de Hercule, ſon amy luy baſtit ce tombeau, & offrit en l’honneur d’iceluy les primices de ſa cheuelure : & à ce Soſtrate les Dymeens faiſoyent ſacrifice, tout ainſi qu’à vn Heroe. column 244 1575 https://books.google.fr/books?id=UVRlAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA245 Near the city, and on the right-hand side of the road, one could see the tomb of Sostratus, who was a young man greatly loved by Hercules. When he died during Hercules’ lifetime, his friend built this tomb for him and offered, in his honor, the first cuttings of his hair. And to this Sostratus the people of Dyme offered sacrifices, just as they would to a hero.
Descendants
fr Hercule
Romanian
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Etymology
ro :lbor la:Herculēs<ety:uder<ett:𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌂𐌋𐌄<ety:uder<grc:Ἡρακλῆς>>>> 3 1 Heracle
Proper noun
m
ro Roman mythology Hercules
ro Heracle