Herkules

Herkules m anim (related adjective Herkulův)

1. Hercules (Greek divine hero)

• Herkules in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• Herkules in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Learned borrowing from Latin Herculēs

• IPA^(key): /ˈherkules/, [ˈhe̞rkule̞s̠]
• Rhymes: -erkules
• Syllabification^(key): Her‧ku‧les

Herkules

1. (Greek mythology) Hercules
2. The constellation Hercules.

• (mythical person): Herakles

• Hercules, Hercul, Herkul (obsolete)

Borrowed from Latin Herculēs.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛʁkulɛs/, /-ləs/

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Herkules m (proper noun, strong, genitive Herkules' or (archaic) Herkulis or (with an article) Herkules)

1. (Greek mythology) Hercules
2. (astronomy) Hercules

• Herakles

• Herkules on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Learned borrowing from Latin Hercules, from Etruscan 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌂𐌋𐌄 (hercle), from Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês). Doublet of Herakles.

• IPA^(key): /xɛrˈku.lɛs/

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• Rhymes: -ulɛs
• Syllabification: Her‧ku‧les
• Homophone: herkules

Herkules m pers

1. (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)
2. Hercules (constellation)

Herkules m pers

1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Etruscan, in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Hercules

• Herkules in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛrkulɛs/

Herkules m anim (genitive singular Herkulesa, Herkula, declension pattern of chlap)

1. (Greek mythology) Hercules
2. the constellation Hercules

• (mythical person): Herakles

• “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, 2024