"Zerberus" meaning in German

See Zerberus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Zerberus [genitive]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Cerberus, from Ancient Greek Κέρβερος (Kérberos). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|la|Cerberus}} Borrowed from Latin Cerberus, {{der|de|grc|Κέρβερος}} Ancient Greek Κέρβερος (Kérberos) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m}} Zerberus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Zerberus)
  1. (Greek mythology) Cerberus (mythological three-headed dog) Tags: Greek, masculine, proper-noun, strong Categories (topical): Greek mythology
    Sense id: en-Zerberus-de-name-eZwbtzhG Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Cerberus

Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Cerberus, from Ancient Greek Κέρβερος (Kérberos). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|la|Cerberus}} Borrowed from Latin Cerberus, {{der|de|grc|Κέρβερος}} Ancient Greek Κέρβερος (Kérberos) Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Zerberus m (strong, genitive Zerberus, plural Zerberusse) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Zerberus [genitive], Zerberusse [plural], strong [table-tags], Zerberus [nominative, singular], Zerberusse [definite, nominative, plural], Zerberus [genitive, singular], Zerberusse [definite, genitive, plural], Zerberus [dative, singular], Zerberussen [dative, definite, plural], Zerberus [accusative, singular], Zerberusse [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (humorous) doorkeeper, guardian Tags: humorous, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Zerberus-de-noun-3v7jnkBL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Cerberus

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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