"Hecate" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈhɛkəti/ [US], /ˈhɛkɪt/ [US], /ˈhɛkəti/ [UK]
enPR: hĕʹkətē [UK] Rhymes: (US) -ɛkɪt Etymology: Via Latin Hecatē from Ancient Greek Ἑκάτη (Hekátē), possibly the feminine equivalent of Ἑκατός (Hekatós) or ἑκάεργος (hekáergos), an obscure epithet of Apollo, variously interpreted as "one who works/operates from afar", "one who drives off", "the far reaching one" or "the far-darter". Some rather suggest that the name derives from Ancient Greek ἑκών (hekṓn, “will”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Hecatē}} Latin Hecatē, {{der|en|grc|Ἑκάτη}} Ancient Greek Ἑκάτη (Hekátē), {{m|grc|Ἑκατός}} Ἑκατός (Hekatós), {{m|grc|ἑκάεργος}} ἑκάεργος (hekáergos), {{der|en|grc|ἑκών|t=will}} Ancient Greek ἑκών (hekṓn, “will”), {{,}} , Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hecate
  1. The powerful goddess, in Greek mythology, of magic, crossroads, fire, light, the moon, and the underworld. Her Roman counterpart is Trivia. Categories (topical): Gods, Greek deities Translations (Greek goddess): Ἑκάτη (Hekátē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Հեկատե (Hekate) (Armenian), Հեկատա (Hekata) (Armenian), Hècate [feminine] (Catalan), Hekate (Danish), Hécate [feminine] (French), ჰეკატე (heḳaṭe) (Georgian), Εκάτη (Ekáti) [feminine] (Greek), Hekate (Greenlandic), Hekaté (Hungarian), ᐦᐄᑲᑎ (hiikati) (Inuktitut), Hekate [feminine] (Polish), Hekata [feminine] (Polish), Hécate [feminine] (Portuguese), Гека́та (Gekáta) [feminine] (Russian), Хеката (Serbo-Croatian), Hekata (Serbo-Croatian), Hécate [feminine] (Spanish), Гека́та (Hekáta) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Hecate-en-name-WaikfRV1 Disambiguation of Gods: 81 19 Disambiguation of Greek deities: 50 50 Coordinate_terms (Greco-Roman moon goddess): Trivia, Artemis, Diana, Selene, Luna, Theia, Phoebe, Pandia, the Menae Coordinate_terms (goddesses of the dead): Melinoe, Mania, Macaria, Persephone, Proserpina Disambiguation of 'Greco-Roman moon goddess': 87 13 Disambiguation of 'goddesses of the dead': 60 40 Disambiguation of 'Greek goddess': 92 8
  2. (astronomy) 100 Hekate, a main belt asteroid. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Asteroids, Greek deities
    Sense id: en-Hecate-en-name-wvayMH82 Disambiguation of Asteroids: 15 85 Disambiguation of Greek deities: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 72 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Ecate, Echate [15th century], Hecat, Hecat’, Heccat, Hekat [17th century], Hecatê, Hecaté, Hecatè, Hekate [uncommon]

Proper name [Latin]

IPA: /ˈhe.ka.teː/ [Classical], [ˈhɛkät̪eː] [Classical], /ˈe.ka.te/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈɛːkät̪e] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἑκᾰ́τη (Hekátē). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|Ἑκᾰ́τη}} Ancient Greek Ἑκᾰ́τη (Hekátē) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Hecatē<1>}} Hecatē f sg (genitive Hecatēs); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Hecatē<1>}} Forms: Hecatē [canonical, feminine, singular], Hecatēs [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Hecatē [nominative, singular], Hecatēs [genitive, singular], Hecatae [dative, singular], Hecatēn [accusative, singular], Hecatē [ablative, singular], Hecatē [singular, vocative]
  1. (Greek mythology) Hecate; daughter of the Titan Perses and Titaness Asteria (sister of Latona); the presider over enchantments, conjurations; a goddess of magic, the night moon, the underworld, and of the haunted crossroad; variously conflated with Roman deities Diana Trivia (crossroads), Luna (moonlight), and Proserpina (Hades) Wikipedia link: la:Hecate Tags: Greek, declension-1 Categories (topical): Gods, Greek deities, Greek mythology Categories (place): Greece Synonyms: Hecata Derived forms: Hecatēius, Hecatēïs

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "Greco-Roman moon goddess",
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      "sense": "Greco-Roman moon goddess",
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      "sense": "Greco-Roman moon goddess",
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      "sense": "Greek goddess",
      "word": "Հեկատե"
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      "word": "Հեկատա"
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        "feminine"
      ],
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      "word": "Hekate"
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      "word": "Hécate"
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      "sense": "Greek goddess",
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      "word": "Εκάτη"
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    },
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      "code": "kl",
      "lang": "Greenlandic",
      "sense": "Greek goddess",
      "word": "Hekate"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Greek goddess",
      "word": "Hekaté"
    },
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      "code": "iu",
      "lang": "Inuktitut",
      "roman": "hiikati",
      "sense": "Greek goddess",
      "word": "ᐦᐄᑲᑎ"
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      "sense": "Greek goddess",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      ],
      "word": "Hécate"
    },
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      "sense": "Greek goddess",
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      ],
      "word": "Гека́та"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Greek goddess",
      "word": "Хеката"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Greek goddess",
      "word": "Hekata"
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      "sense": "Greek goddess",
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      ],
      "word": "Hécate"
    },
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      "sense": "Greek goddess",
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Гека́та"
    }
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    "Hecate"
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}

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          "Perses",
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          "Titaness",
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          "Diana",
          "Diana"
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          "Trivia"
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          "crossroads"
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          "Luna",
          "Luna"
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        "(Greek mythology) Hecate; daughter of the Titan Perses and Titaness Asteria (sister of Latona); the presider over enchantments, conjurations; a goddess of magic, the night moon, the underworld, and of the haunted crossroad; variously conflated with Roman deities Diana Trivia (crossroads), Luna (moonlight), and Proserpina (Hades)"
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        "sciences"
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}

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