Morpheus
English
/ˈmɔɹfjuːs/
proper noun
Definitions
- (Greek mythology) The god and personification of dreams; the son of Hypnos and Pasithea, or Nyx and Erebus.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (god of dreams, form, the god and personification of dreams).
Origin
Ancient Greek
Μορφεύς
Gloss
god of dreams, form, the god and personification of dreams
Kanji
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- Morphean English
- Morfeus Finnish
- Morphin German
- Morphée French
- morphine French
- Morfeo Spanish, Castilian
- Μορφεύς Ancient Greek
- μορφή Ancient Greek
- Morfeu Portuguese
- Morfeus Swedish
- Morfeus Danish
- Morfeus Czech
- Morfeu Catalan, Valencian
- Morfeu Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- Morfeus Slovak
- Morfėjus Lithuanian