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Pegasus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpɛɡ.ə.səs/
• pĕɡʹ-ə-səs

Etymology

From Late Middle English Pegase, Pegasus, from Latin Pēgasus, from Ancient Greek Πήγασος (Pḗgasos), traditionally associated with πηγή (pēgḗ, “spring, fountain, fountain fed by a spring”), especially used to denote springs of Ocean, where Perseus killed Medusa, from whose blood Pegasus sprang. Some have dismissed this as folk etymology and suggest a pre-Greek origin because of the -ασος suffix. First attested in the 14th century.

Meanings

1. (also, qualifier:occasionally proscribed) Any winged horse; a pterippus.
2. (also, historical, qualifier:occasionally proscribed) Any winged horse; a pterippus. ▸ A coin of ancient Corinth with a winged horse depicted on the obverse.
   • Confidence in Corinthian Pegasi grew up in the Greek zone of the island in such a way that Pegasi became the accepted coin of the realm. 2007 February 15, R. J. A. Talbert, Timoleon and the Revival of Greek Sicily: 344-317 B.C., Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, →OL, page 167:
3. (archaic) Poetic inspiration; muse.

Forms

Deriveds

pegacorn · unisus · Pigasus

Relateds

Enif · Bellerophon

Translations (31)

ko 페가수스 (winged horse) · kmr hespê çengdar (winged horse) · id kuda semberani (winged horse) · ru пега́с (winged horse) · ja 天馬 (winged horse) · nl pegasus (winged horse) · he פגסוס (winged horse) · id kuda pegasus (winged horse) · es pegaso (winged horse) · sv pegas (winged horse) · ja ペガサス (winged horse) · fa پِگاسوس (winged horse) · no pegasus (winged horse) · ast pegasu (winged horse) · pl pegaz (winged horse) · id kuda beraksa (winged horse) · bn পক্ষীরাজ ঘোড়া (winged horse) · pt pégaso (winged horse) · or ଅତିବାରୁ (winged horse) · de Pegasus (winged horse) · gl pegaso (winged horse) · ko 천마 (winged horse) · fr pégase (winged horse) · ar حِصَان مُجَنِّح (winged horse) · id kuda bersayap (winged horse) · it pegaso (winged horse) · ar بِيغَاسُوس (winged horse) · ca pegàs (winged horse) · tr tulpar (winged horse) · mk пегаз (winged horse) · sh pegaz (winged horse)

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Pegasus en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpɛɡ.ə.səs/
• pĕɡʹ-ə-səs

Etymology

From Late Middle English Pegase, Pegasus, from Latin Pēgasus, from Ancient Greek Πήγασος (Pḗgasos), traditionally associated with πηγή (pēgḗ, “spring, fountain, fountain fed by a spring”), especially used to denote springs of Ocean, where Perseus killed Medusa, from whose blood Pegasus sprang. Some have dismissed this as folk etymology and suggest a pre-Greek origin because of the -ασος suffix. First attested in the 14th century.

Meanings

1. (Greek) A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the blood of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount Helicon. Bellerophon tamed and rode upon Pegasus when he defeated the Chimaera.
2. (Greek) A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the blood of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount Helicon. Bellerophon tamed and rode upon Pegasus when he defeated the Chimaera. ▸ A constellation of the northern sky, near the vernal equinoctial point, representing the winged horse. Its three brightest stars, with the brightest star of Andromeda, form the asterism of the Great Square of Pegasus.

Forms

Deriveds

Pegasi (constellation) · Peg (constellation) · Square of Pegasus (constellation)

Holonyms

Milky Way

Hypernyms

constellation

Meronyms

Homam (constellation) · Baham · Sadalpheretz · Salm (constellation) · Biham (constellation) · Matar (constellation) · Jih · Markab (constellation) · Helvetios (constellation) · Algenib (constellation) · Kerb · Alkarab (constellation) · Enif (constellation) · Scheat (constellation) · Sadalbari (constellation)

Synonyms

Pegasus

Translations (65)

it Pegaso (constellation) · ja ペーガソス (mythical winged horse) · es Pegaso (constellation) · uk Пега́с (constellation) · hu Pegazus (mythical winged horse) · pt Pégaso (constellation) · su samparani (mythical winged horse) · fi Pegasus (mythical winged horse) · el Πήγασος (mythical winged horse) · ga Peigeasas (constellation) · ga Capall Eitilte (constellation) · tr Feres (constellation) · chr Ꮗ̃ᎦᏒᏍ (mythical winged horse) · gl Pegaso (mythical winged horse) · cs Pegas (mythical winged horse) · fa اسب بالدار (constellation) · eo Pegazo (mythical winged horse) · uk Пега́с (mythical winged horse) · eo Pegazo (constellation) · ro Pegas (mythical winged horse) · hu Pegazus (constellation) · grc Πήγασος (constellation) · it Pegaso (mythical winged horse) · cmn 天馬 /天马 (mythical winged horse) · ru Пегас (constellation) · pl Pegaz (mythical winged horse) · de Pegasus (mythical winged horse) · ms Kuda Terbang (constellation) · ka მერანი (mythical winged horse) · ba толпар (mythical winged horse) · fr Pégase (constellation) · fi Pegasus (constellation) · id sembrani (mythical winged horse) · tr Kanatlıat (constellation) · tr Tulpar (mythical winged horse) · tr Pegasus (mythical winged horse) · iu ᐲᒐᓱᔅ (mythical winged horse) · hu Pégaszosz (mythical winged horse) · el Πήγασος (constellation) · mr पेगासस (constellation) · mr पेगासस (mythical winged horse) · grc Πήγασος (mythical winged horse) · cmn 珀伽索斯 (mythical winged horse) · de Pegasos (mythical winged horse) · fr Pégase (mythical winged horse) · pt Pégaso (mythical winged horse) · la Pēgasos (mythical winged horse) · tr Tulpar (constellation) · vi Phi Mã (constellation) · ga Peigeasas (mythical winged horse) · de Pegasus (constellation) · mi Paengawhāwhā (constellation) · my ဝလာဟကမြင်း (mythical winged horse) · cmn 飛馬座 /飞马座 (constellation) · es Pegaso (mythical winged horse) · ru Пегас (mythical winged horse) · la Pēgasus (mythical winged horse) · pl Pegaz (constellation) · grc Πήγασος (mythical winged horse) · kk Пегас (constellation) · vi Thiên Mã (constellation) · gl Pegaso (constellation) · la Equus (constellation) · ba Пегас (mythical winged horse) · tr Pegasus (constellation)