"Morpheus" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɔː.fɪ.əs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɔː.fjuːs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɔɹ.fɪ.əs/ [General-American], /ˈmɔɹˌfjus/ [General-American]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Morpheus (possibly coined by Ovid in his Metamorphoses as the god is not mentioned in earlier works), from Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús), from μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”) (alluding to the fact that Morpheus appeared in dreams in the forms of different people) + -εύς (-eús, suffix forming masculine nouns indicating persons concerned with particular things). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Morpheus}} Latin Morpheus, {{der|en|grc|Μορφεύς}} Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús), {{m|grc|μορφή|t=form, shape}} μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”), {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|masculine}} masculine, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{m|grc|-εύς|pos=suffix forming masculine nouns indicating persons concerned with particular things}} -εύς (-eús, suffix forming masculine nouns indicating persons concerned with particular things) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Morpheus
  1. (Greek mythology) The god and personification of dreams; according to the Roman poet Ovid, one of the sons of Somnus, the god of sleep. Wikipedia link: Metamorphoses, Ovid Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology Derived forms: in the arms of Morpheus Translations (Greek god and personification of dreams): Morfeu [masculine] (Albanian), Морфей (Morfej) (Bulgarian), Morfeu [masculine] (Catalan), Morfeus (Czech), Morfeus (Danish), Morpheus (Dutch), Morpheus (Estonian), Morfeus (Finnish), Morphée (French), Morpheus (German), Μορφέας (Morféas) [masculine] (Greek), מוֹרְפֶאוּס (Morfe'us) [masculine] (Hebrew), Morpheusz (Hungarian), Morfeos (Icelandic), Morfeo [masculine] (Italian), モルペウス (Morupeusu) (Japanese), Morfėjus [masculine] (Lithuanian), मॉर्फियस (mŏrphiyas) [masculine] (Marathi), مورفئوس (morfe'us) (Persian), Morfeusz (Polish), Morfeu [masculine] (Portuguese), Morfeu [masculine] (Romanian), Морфей (Morfej) (Russian), Морфеј [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), Morfeus (Slovak), Morfeo [masculine] (Spanish), Morfeus (Swedish), Морфей (Morfej) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Morpheus-en-name-gFdT208T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

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