"Sisyphus" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈsɪsɪfəs/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Σίσυφος (Sísuphos). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Σίσυφος}} Ancient Greek Σίσυφος (Sísuphos) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sisyphus
  1. (Greek mythology) Son of Aeolus and Enarete, and king of Ephyra, as tragic figure doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology Derived forms: Sisyphus cooling, Sisyphean, Sisyphus effect Related terms: Glaucus Translations (figure): Σῑ́συφος (Sī́suphos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), سِيزِيف (sizif) [masculine] (Arabic), Sísif [masculine] (Catalan), 西西弗斯 (Xīxīfúsī) (Chinese Mandarin), Sisyfos [masculine] (Czech), Sisyphe [masculine] (French), Sisyphos [masculine] (German), Sisyphus [masculine] (German), Σίσυφος (Sísyfos) [masculine] (Greek), ᓰᓯᐳᔅ (siisipos) (Inuktitut), Sisifo [masculine] (Italian), シーシュポス (Shīshuposu) (Japanese), Syzyf [masculine] (Polish), Sísifo [masculine] (Portuguese), Sisif (Romanian), Сизи́ф (Sizíf) [masculine] (Russian), Sísifo [masculine] (Spanish), Sisyfos (Swedish), Sisifos (Turkish)

Proper name [German]

IPA: /ˈziːzyfʊs/ Audio: De-Sisyphus.ogg Forms: Sisyphus [genitive]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Sīsyphus, from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος (Sísuphos). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|la|Sīsyphus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin Sīsyphus, {{bor+|de|la|Sīsyphus}} Borrowed from Latin Sīsyphus, {{der|de|grc|Σίσυφος}} Ancient Greek Σίσυφος (Sísuphos) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m}} Sisyphus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Sisyphus)
  1. (Greek mythology) Sisyphus Tags: Greek, masculine, proper-noun, strong Categories (topical): Greek mythology, Individuals Synonyms: Sisyphos Derived forms: Sisyphusarbeit Related terms: sisypheisch
    Sense id: en-Sisyphus-de-name-7~rqqzq3 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Alternative forms

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        "de:Greek mythology",
        "de:Individuals"
      ],
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      ],
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        [
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        [
          "Sisyphus",
          "#English"
        ]
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        "(Greek mythology) Sisyphus"
      ],
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        "proper-noun",
        "strong"
      ],
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        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
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      "ipa": "/ˈziːzyfʊs/"
    },
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Sisyphos"
    }
  ],
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}

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