"Actaeon" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ækˈtiːən/, /ækˈtiːɒn/, /ækˈteɪən/, /ækˈteɪɒn/, /ˈæktɪən/
Etymology: From Latin Actaeōn, from Ancient Greek Ἀκταίων (Aktaíōn). In Greek mythology, Artemis transformed Actaeon into a stag with horns on his head. In European folklore, horns were considered the sign of a cuckold, whence the noun sense of Actaeon, "cuckold", and the verb sense "to cuckold", are derived. Compare horned, put horns on, etc. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Actaeōn}} Latin Actaeōn, {{der|en|grc|Ἀκταίων}} Ancient Greek Ἀκταίων (Aktaíōn), {{m|en|horned}} horned, {{m|en|put horns on}} put horns on Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Actaeon
  1. (Greek mythology) Grandson of Cadmus, transformed into a stag by Artemis in book III of Ovid's Metamorphoses. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology Translations (Translations): Actéon [masculine] (French), Ακταίων (Aktaíon) [masculine] (Greek), Ακταίωνας (Aktaíonas) [masculine] (Greek), アクタイオーン (Japanese), 악타이온 (Aktaion) (Korean), 액티언 (Aektieon) (Korean), Actaeōn [masculine] (Latin)
    Sense id: en-Actaeon-en-name-B2dVsNfy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 6 6 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Acteon

Noun [English]

IPA: /ækˈtiːən/, /ækˈtiːɒn/, /ækˈteɪən/, /ækˈteɪɒn/, /ˈæktɪən/ Forms: Actaeons [plural]
Etymology: From Latin Actaeōn, from Ancient Greek Ἀκταίων (Aktaíōn). In Greek mythology, Artemis transformed Actaeon into a stag with horns on his head. In European folklore, horns were considered the sign of a cuckold, whence the noun sense of Actaeon, "cuckold", and the verb sense "to cuckold", are derived. Compare horned, put horns on, etc. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Actaeōn}} Latin Actaeōn, {{der|en|grc|Ἀκταίων}} Ancient Greek Ἀκταίων (Aktaíōn), {{m|en|horned}} horned, {{m|en|put horns on}} put horns on Head templates: {{en-noun}} Actaeon (plural Actaeons)
  1. (archaic, slang) A cuckold. Tags: archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-Actaeon-en-noun-ij4m~7Nb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Acteon

Verb [English]

IPA: /ækˈtiːən/, /ækˈtiːɒn/, /ækˈteɪən/, /ækˈteɪɒn/, /ˈæktɪən/ Forms: Actaeons [present, singular, third-person], Actaeoning [participle, present], Actaeoned [participle, past], Actaeoned [past]
Etymology: From Latin Actaeōn, from Ancient Greek Ἀκταίων (Aktaíōn). In Greek mythology, Artemis transformed Actaeon into a stag with horns on his head. In European folklore, horns were considered the sign of a cuckold, whence the noun sense of Actaeon, "cuckold", and the verb sense "to cuckold", are derived. Compare horned, put horns on, etc. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Actaeōn}} Latin Actaeōn, {{der|en|grc|Ἀκταίων}} Ancient Greek Ἀκταίων (Aktaíōn), {{m|en|horned}} horned, {{m|en|put horns on}} put horns on Head templates: {{en-verb}} Actaeon (third-person singular simple present Actaeons, present participle Actaeoning, simple past and past participle Actaeoned)
  1. (obsolete, slang, transitive, rare) To cuckold. Tags: obsolete, rare, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-Actaeon-en-verb-2HLtzu7L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Acteon

Proper name [Latin]

IPA: /akˈtae̯.oːn/ [Classical], [äkˈt̪äe̯oːn] [Classical], /akˈte.on/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [äkˈt̪ɛːon] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἀκταίων (Aktaíōn). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|Ἀκταίων}} Ancient Greek Ἀκταίων (Aktaíōn) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Actaeōn<3>|g=m|gen_sg=Actaeonis}} Actaeōn m sg (genitive Actaeonis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Actaeōn<3>|abl_sg=Actaeone|acc_sg=Actaeona|dat_sg=Actaeonī|gen_sg=Actaeonis}} Forms: Actaeōn [canonical, masculine, singular], Actaeonis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Actaeōn [nominative, singular], Actaeonis [genitive, singular], Actaeonī [dative, singular], Actaeona [accusative, singular], Actaeone [ablative, singular], Actaeōn [singular, vocative]
  1. (Greek mythology) Actaeon (grandson of Cadmus, transformed into a stag by Artemis). Tags: Greek, declension-3 Categories (topical): Greek mythology

Proper name [Translingual]

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  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ellobiidae – a synonym of Microtralia, the salt marsh snails. Tags: neuter Hyponyms (genus): Actaeon ovulum (taxonomic: Microtralia ovulum)
    Sense id: en-Actaeon-mul-name-937Rsxn3 Categories (other): Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Taxonomic names (genus)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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