Proteus en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɹoʊ.ti.əs/ (US)
- /ˈpɹəʊ.tjuːs/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús).
Meanings
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(Greek) A sea god who could change his shape at will.
"I am known as the Old Man of the Sea, but back in my day, people called me Proteus. "No way!" Egan said. "This guy had Poseidon's job before Poseidon."
2026, James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts, Dr. Zeus, page 209:
- The sixth satellite of the planet Neptune.
Deriveds
Proteus effect · Proteus syndrome · Protean
Relateds
Translations (22)
pt Proteu (moon) · grc Πρωτεύς (mythology) · ca Proteu (mythology) · fr Protée (mythology) · mr प्रोटियस (moon) · de Proteus (moon) · pt Proteu (mythology) · es Proteo (moon) · it Proteo (mythology) · ca Proteu (moon) · bg Протей (moon) · mr प्रोटियस (mythology) · fi Proteus (moon) · bg Протей (mythology) · ru Проте́й (mythology) · la Prōteus (mythology) · es Proteo (mythology) · fr Protée (moon) · el Πρωτέας (mythology) · it Proteo (moon) · de Proteus (mythology) · ru Проте́й (moon)