"Pygmalion" meaning in English

See Pygmalion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /pɪɡˈmeɪliən/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Πυγμαλίων (Pugmalíōn), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤍 (pʿmytn /⁠puġ‘mayaton⁠/), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍 (pmyytn /⁠pumayyaton⁠/, “Pumay has given”), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉 (pmy, “Pumay”) + Phoenician 𐤉𐤕𐤍 (ytn /⁠yaton⁠/, “to give”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Πυγμαλίων}} Ancient Greek Πυγμαλίων (Pugmalíōn), {{der|en|phn|𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤍|ts=puġ‘mayaton}} Phoenician 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤍 (pʿmytn /⁠puġ‘mayaton⁠/), {{der|en|phn|𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍||Pumay has given|ts=pumayyaton}} Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍 (pmyytn /⁠pumayyaton⁠/, “Pumay has given”), {{der|en|phn|𐤐𐤌𐤉||Pumay}} Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉 (pmy, “Pumay”), {{der|en|phn|𐤉𐤕𐤍||to give|ts=yaton}} Phoenician 𐤉𐤕𐤍 (ytn /⁠yaton⁠/, “to give”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Pygmalion
  1. (Greek mythology) A legendary sculptor who was granted the wish of having life given to a sculpture of his which he fell deeply in love with. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology Derived forms: not Pygmalion likely, Pygmalionesque, Pygmalionic, Pygmalionism
    Sense id: en-Pygmalion-en-name-mqWZEMIY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Noun

IPA: /pɪɡˈmeɪliən/ Forms: Pygmalions [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Πυγμαλίων (Pugmalíōn), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤍 (pʿmytn /⁠puġ‘mayaton⁠/), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍 (pmyytn /⁠pumayyaton⁠/, “Pumay has given”), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉 (pmy, “Pumay”) + Phoenician 𐤉𐤕𐤍 (ytn /⁠yaton⁠/, “to give”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Πυγμαλίων}} Ancient Greek Πυγμαλίων (Pugmalíōn), {{der|en|phn|𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤍|ts=puġ‘mayaton}} Phoenician 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤍 (pʿmytn /⁠puġ‘mayaton⁠/), {{der|en|phn|𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍||Pumay has given|ts=pumayyaton}} Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍 (pmyytn /⁠pumayyaton⁠/, “Pumay has given”), {{der|en|phn|𐤐𐤌𐤉||Pumay}} Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉 (pmy, “Pumay”), {{der|en|phn|𐤉𐤕𐤍||to give|ts=yaton}} Phoenician 𐤉𐤕𐤍 (ytn /⁠yaton⁠/, “to give”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Pygmalion (plural Pygmalions)
  1. Alternative form of pygmalion (“one who acts in a way reminiscent of the sculptor”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: pygmalion (extra: one who acts in a way reminiscent of the sculptor)
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