"Priapus" meaning in English

See Priapus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /pɹaɪ̯ˈeɪ̯.pəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Priapus.wav Forms: Priapos [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin Priāpus, from Ancient Greek Πρίαπος (Príapos). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Priāpus}} Latin Priāpus, {{der|en|grc|Πρίαπος}} Ancient Greek Πρίαπος (Príapos) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Priapus
  1. (Greek mythology) The son of Aphrodite and Dionysus, god of procreation, and guardian of gardens and vineyards; personification of the phallus. Wikidata QID: Q206878 Tags: Greek Derived forms: priapic, priapically, priapism, priapismic Translations (son of Aphrodite and Dionysus): Πρῐ́ᾱπος (Prĭ́āpos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Приап (Priap) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Príap [masculine] (Catalan), Priape [masculine] (French), Priapus [masculine] (German), Priapos [masculine] (German), Πρίαπος (Príapos) [masculine] (Greek), ᑉᕆᐊᐳᔅ (priapos) (Inuktitut), Priapo [masculine] (Italian), Priāpus [masculine] (Latin), Priapas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Priap [masculine, person] (Polish), Priapos [masculine, person] (Polish), Príapo [masculine] (Portuguese), Приа́п (Priáp) [masculine] (Russian), Príapo [masculine] (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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