"Achilles" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /əˈkɪliːz/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Achilles.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɪliːz Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Achillēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Achillēs}} Latin Achillēs, {{der|en|grc|Ἀχιλλεύς}} Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Achilles
  1. (Greek mythology) A mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology, Mythological figures
    Sense id: en-Achilles-en-name-ZofI4tca Disambiguation of Mythological figures: 44 42 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Trojan War Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 32 38 Disambiguation of Trojan War: 25 37 37 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek. Tags: rare Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, Mythological figures Translations (Greek mythical hero): Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), أَخِيل (ʔaḵīl) [masculine] (Arabic), Աքիլլես (Akʻilles) (Armenian), Akil (Basque), Ахил (Ahil) (Bulgarian), Ахилес (Ahiles) (Bulgarian), Aquil·les [masculine] (Catalan), 阿喀琉斯 (Ākāliúsī) (Chinese Mandarin), 阿基里斯 (Ājīlǐsī) (Chinese Mandarin), ⲁⲭⲓⲗⲗⲉⲩⲉ (akhilleue) (Coptic), Achilleus [masculine] (Czech), Achilleus (Danish), Achilles (Dutch), Aĥilo (Esperanto), Akilo (Esperanto), Achilleus (Estonian), Akhilleus (Finnish), Akilles (Finnish), Achille [masculine] (French), Achil (Friulian), აქილევსი (akilevsi) (Georgian), Achilleus [masculine] (German), Αχιλλέας (Achilléas) [masculine] (Greek), Achilleusi (Greenlandic), אכילס (Ahils) (Hebrew), Akhilleusz (Hungarian), Achilles (Indonesian), Achilles (Interlingua), ᐊᑭᓪᓕᔅ (akillis) (Inuktitut), Aichill [masculine] (Irish), Achille (Italian), アキレス (Akiresu) (Japanese), アキレウス (Akireusu) (Japanese), អាឈីល (ʼaachiil) (Khmer), 아킬레스 (Akilleseu) (Korean), Achillēs (Latin), Achilas (Latvian), Ахил (Ahil) (Macedonian), Akilles [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), Աքիլլէս (Akʻillēs) (Old Armenian), Achilles [masculine] (Polish), Achil [masculine] (Polish), Aquiles (Portuguese), Ахи́лл (Axíll) [masculine] (Russian), Ахилле́с (Axillés) [masculine] (Russian), Ahil [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Ahilej [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Achilli [masculine] (Sicilian), Achiḍḍi [masculine] (Sicilian), Ahíl [masculine] (Slovene), Aquiles [masculine] (Spanish), Akilles (Swedish), Achilles (Swedish), Aşil (Turkish), Ахіллес (Axilles) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Ахі́лл (Axíll) [masculine] (Ukrainian), A-sin (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Achilles-en-name-wCWXTMUP Disambiguation of Mythological figures: 44 42 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Trojan War Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 32 38 Disambiguation of Trojan War: 25 37 37 Disambiguation of 'Greek mythical hero': 27 43 30
  3. (astronomy) The Greek camp Trojan asteroid 588 Achilles. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Mythological figures Synonyms: Achilleus, Akhilles, Akhilleus Derived forms: Achillean, Achilles heel, Achilles number, Achilles tendon
    Sense id: en-Achilles-en-name-UtyZyqys Disambiguation of Mythological figures: 44 42 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Trojan War Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 32 38 Disambiguation of Trojan War: 25 37 37 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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