"Hermes" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈhɝmiːz/ [US]
Etymology: From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês), itself of disputed meaning and origin, possibly of non-Indo-European substrate or from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Ἑρμῆς}} Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ser-||to bind, put together}} Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hermes
  1. (Greek mythology) The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek deities, Death, Gods
    Sense id: en-Hermes-en-name-nBP0kmYX Disambiguation of Death: 19 28 22 31 Disambiguation of Gods: 57 13 12 19 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. The Egyptian Thoth, identified with the Greek Hermes. Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: Mercury [Roman] [mythology, mysticism, philosophy, human-sciences, sciences] Derived forms: Hermesian Translations (Greek god Hermes): Ἑρμῆς (Hermês) (Ancient Greek), Հերմես (Hermes) (Armenian), Hermes [masculine] (Catalan), 赫尔墨斯 (Hè'ěrmòsī) (Chinese Mandarin), ⲉⲣⲙⲏⲥ (ermēs) (Coptic), Hermes [masculine] (Czech), Hermés [masculine] (Czech), Hermes [common-gender] (Danish), Hermes [masculine] (Dutch), Hermeso (Esperanto), Hermes (Finnish), Hermès [masculine] (French), Hermes [masculine] (Galician), Ερμής (Ermís) [masculine] (Greek), Hermész (Hungarian), Heirméas [masculine] (Irish), Ermes (Italian), Hermes (Italian), Ermete (Italian), Erme (Italian), ヘルメース (Herumēsu) (Japanese), 헤르메스 (Hereumeseu) (Korean), Hermes (Latin), Hermejs (Latvian), Hermis [masculine] (Lithuanian), हर्मीझ (harmījh) [masculine] (Marathi), 𐀁𐀔𐁀 (e-ma-ha) (Mycenaean Greek), Ermès [masculine] (Occitan), Հերմէս (Hermēs) (Old Armenian), Ермисъ (Ermisŭ) (Old Church Slavonic), هرمس (hermes) (Persian), Hermes [masculine] (Polish), Hermes [masculine] (Portuguese), Hermes [masculine] (Romanian), Герме́с (Germés) [masculine] (Russian), Hermes (Slovene), Hermes [masculine] (Spanish), Herme (Swahili), Hermes (Swedish), Герме́с (Hermés) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Ermes (Wolof)
    Sense id: en-Hermes-en-name-h2aWalwz Disambiguation of Death: 19 28 22 31 Disambiguation of 'Greek god Hermes': 35 59 5
  3. (astronomy) The planet Mercury when observed as an evening star. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Death
    Sense id: en-Hermes-en-name-SJmDNGW- Disambiguation of Death: 19 28 22 31 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɝmiːz/ [US] Forms: Hermae [plural]
Etymology: From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês), itself of disputed meaning and origin, possibly of non-Indo-European substrate or from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Ἑρμῆς}} Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ser-||to bind, put together}} Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together”) Head templates: {{en-noun|Hermae}} Hermes (plural Hermae)
  1. (art) A head or bust on a square base, often double-faced. Categories (topical): Art, Death
    Sense id: en-Hermes-en-noun-OpwVMLBF Disambiguation of Death: 19 28 22 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 23 15 44 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 18 13 54 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 18 14 42 Topics: art, arts Related terms: Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hades, Hephaestus, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, Zeus, Mercury, Hermione Related terms (Greek mythology Olympian gods): god

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