"Proteus" meaning in English

See Proteus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈpɹəʊtjuːs/ [UK], /ˈpɹoʊti.əs/ [US]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Πρωτεύς}} Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Proteus
  1. (Greek mythology) A sea god who could change his shape at will. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek deities Translations (mythology): Πρωτεύς (Prōteús) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Proteu [masculine] (Catalan), Protée [masculine] (French), Πρωτέας (Protéas) [masculine] (Greek), Proteo [masculine] (Italian), Prōteus [masculine] (Latin), प्रोटियस (proṭiyas) [masculine] (Marathi), Proteu [masculine] (Portuguese), Проте́й (Protéj) [masculine] (Russian), Proteo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Proteus-en-name-NcdEjSox Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'mythology': 84 16
  2. (astronomy) The sixth satellite of the planet Neptune Categories (topical): Astronomy Categories (place): Moons of Neptune Derived forms: Proteus syndrome, Protean Translations (moon): Proteu [masculine] (Catalan), Protée [masculine] (French), Proteo [masculine] (Italian), प्रोटियस (proṭiyas) [masculine] (Marathi), Proteu (Portuguese), Проте́й (Protéj) [masculine] (Russian), Proteo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Proteus-en-name-iA1l8jtc Disambiguation of Moons of Neptune: 21 79 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Shapeshifters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Shapeshifters: 15 85 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'moon': 0 100

Download JSON data for Proteus meaning in English (4.7kB)

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Πρωτεύς"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Proteus",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Greek deities",
          "orig": "en:Greek deities",
          "parents": [
            "Gods",
            "Greek mythology",
            "Religion",
            "Ancient Greece",
            "Mythology",
            "Culture",
            "Ancient Europe",
            "Ancient Near East",
            "History of Greece",
            "Society",
            "Ancient history",
            "History of Europe",
            "Ancient Asia",
            "Greece",
            "History of Asia",
            "All topics",
            "History",
            "Europe",
            "Asia",
            "Fundamental",
            "Earth",
            "Eurasia",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A sea god who could change his shape at will."
      ],
      "id": "en-Proteus-en-name-NcdEjSox",
      "links": [
        [
          "Greek",
          "Greek"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "sea",
          "sea"
        ],
        [
          "god",
          "god"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Greek mythology) A sea god who could change his shape at will."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Greek"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "mythology",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Proteu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "mythology",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Protée"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "Protéas",
          "sense": "mythology",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Πρωτέας"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "Prōteús",
          "sense": "mythology",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Πρωτεύς"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "mythology",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Proteo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "mythology",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Prōteus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "proṭiyas",
          "sense": "mythology",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "प्रोटियस"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "mythology",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Proteu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Protéj",
          "sense": "mythology",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Проте́й"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "mythology",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Proteo"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Astronomy",
          "orig": "en:Astronomy",
          "parents": [
            "Sciences",
            "Space",
            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 57",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 85",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Shapeshifters",
          "orig": "en:Shapeshifters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 79",
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Moons of Neptune",
          "orig": "en:Moons of Neptune",
          "parents": [
            "Moons",
            "Places",
            "Celestial bodies",
            "Names",
            "Space",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "42 58",
          "word": "Proteus syndrome"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "42 58",
          "word": "Protean"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The sixth satellite of the planet Neptune"
      ],
      "id": "en-Proteus-en-name-iA1l8jtc",
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "satellite",
          "satellite"
        ],
        [
          "planet",
          "planet"
        ],
        [
          "Neptune",
          "Neptune"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy) The sixth satellite of the planet Neptune"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "moon",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Proteu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "moon",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Protée"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "moon",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Proteo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "proṭiyas",
          "sense": "moon",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "प्रोटियस"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "moon",
          "word": "Proteu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Protéj",
          "sense": "moon",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Проте́й"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "moon",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Proteo"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɹəʊtjuːs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɹoʊti.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Proteus",
    "Proteus (moon)"
  ],
  "word": "Proteus"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "en:Moons of Neptune",
    "en:Shapeshifters"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Proteus syndrome"
    },
    {
      "word": "Protean"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Πρωτεύς"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Proteus",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Greek deities"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A sea god who could change his shape at will."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Greek",
          "Greek"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "sea",
          "sea"
        ],
        [
          "god",
          "god"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Greek mythology) A sea god who could change his shape at will."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Greek"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Astronomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The sixth satellite of the planet Neptune"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "satellite",
          "satellite"
        ],
        [
          "planet",
          "planet"
        ],
        [
          "Neptune",
          "Neptune"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy) The sixth satellite of the planet Neptune"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɹəʊtjuːs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɹoʊti.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "mythology",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Proteu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "mythology",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Protée"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Protéas",
      "sense": "mythology",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Πρωτέας"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "Prōteús",
      "sense": "mythology",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Πρωτεύς"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "mythology",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Proteo"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "mythology",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Prōteus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "proṭiyas",
      "sense": "mythology",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "प्रोटियस"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "mythology",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Proteu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Protéj",
      "sense": "mythology",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Проте́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "mythology",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Proteo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "moon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Proteu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "moon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Protée"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "moon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Proteo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "proṭiyas",
      "sense": "moon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "प्रोटियस"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "moon",
      "word": "Proteu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Protéj",
      "sense": "moon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Проте́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "moon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Proteo"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Proteus",
    "Proteus (moon)"
  ],
  "word": "Proteus"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (4d5d0bb and edd475d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.