"Tantalus" meaning in German

See Tantalus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Tantalus [genitive], Tantalos [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Tantalus. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|la:Tantalus}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Τάνταλος", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Tantalus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Tantalus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Tantalus">, {{bor+|de|la|Tantalus}} Borrowed from Latin Tantalus Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m}} Tantalus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Tantalus)
  1. (Greek mythology) Tantalus Tags: Greek, masculine, proper-noun, strong Derived forms: Tantalusqualen

Alternative forms

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