Pegasus

See also: Pégasus and pegasus

Translingual

Pegasus lancifer

Etymology

From Latin Pēgasus (“mythical white winged stallion of Medusa and Poseidon”).

Proper noun

Pegasus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pegasidae – small fish with pectoral fins and body covered with hard, bony plates, from the East Indies and China.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Syngnathiformes - order; Pegasidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Pegasus volitans - type species; Pegasus lancifer, Pegasus laternarius, Pegasus tetrabelos - other species

Derived terms

• Eurypegasus

References

• Pegasus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pegasus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pegasus (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Pegasus and Bellerophon, from Myths Every Child Should Know, edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie (1914).

Map of the Pegasus constellation.

Pegasus on a stater of Corinth, circa 400–375 BCE.

Alternative forms

• pegasus

Etymology

From Late Middle English Pegase, Pegasus, from Latin Pēgasus, from Ancient Greek Πήγασος (Pḗgasos), traditionally associated with πηγή (pēgḗ, “spring, fountain, fountain fed by a spring”), especially used to denote springs of Ocean, where Perseus killed Medusa, from whose blood Pegasus sprang. Some have dismissed this as folk etymology and suggest a pre-Greek origin because of the -ασος suffix. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

• enPR: pĕɡʹ-ə-səs, IPA^(key): /ˈpɛɡ.ə.səs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Pegasus

1. (Greek mythology) A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the blood of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount Helicon. Bellerophon tamed and rode upon Pegasus when he defeated the Chimaera.
   1. (astronomy) A constellation of the northern sky, near the vernal equinoctial point, representing the winged horse. Its three brightest stars, with the brightest star of Andromeda, form the asterism of the Great Square of Pegasus.

Meronyms

• (constellation): Algenib, Alkarab, Biham, Enif, Helvetios, Homam, Markab, Matar, Sadalbari, Salm, Scheat

Derived terms

• (constellation): Peg (abbreviated form), Pegasi (Latin genitive form)

Translations

mythical winged horse

• Ancient Greek: Πήγασος (Pḗgasos)
• Bashkir: толпар (tolpar) (in Bashkir, Turkic mythology), Пегас (Pegas) (in Ancient Greek or other European contexts)
• Burmese: ဝလာဟကမြင်း (my) (wa.laha.ka.mrang:)
• Cherokee: Ꮗ̃ᎦᏒᏍ (quẽgasvs)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 珀伽索斯, 珀伽索斯

• Czech: Pegas (cs) m
• Finnish: Pegasus (fi)
• French: Pégase (fr) m
• Galician: Pegaso (gl)
• Georgian: მერანი (merani)
• German: Pegasos (de) m, Pegasus (de) m
• Greek: Πήγασος (el) m (Pígasos)

  Ancient: Πήγασος m (Pḗgasos)

• Hungarian: Pégaszosz, Pegazus
• Indonesian: sembrani (id)
• Inuktitut: ᐲᒐᓱᔅ (piicasos)
• Irish: Peigeasas m
• Italian: Pegaso
• Japanese: ペーガソス (ja) (pēgasosu)
• Latin: Pēgasos m, Pēgasus m
• Marathi: पेगासस m (pegāsas)
• Polish: Pegaz (pl) m
• Portuguese: Pégaso (pt) m
• Romanian: Pegas m
• Russian: Пегас (ru) (Pegas)
• Spanish: Pegaso m
• Sundanese: samparani
• Turkish: Pegasus, Tulpar (equivalent from Mongo-Turkic mythology)
• Ukrainian: Пега́с m (Pehás)

constellation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 飛馬座／飞马座 (zh) (Fēimǎzuò)

• Finnish: Pegasus (fi)
• French: Pégase (fr) m
• Galician: Pegaso (gl)
• German: Pegasus (de) m
• Greek: Πήγασος (el) m (Pígasos)

  Ancient: Πήγασος m (Pḗgasos)

• Hungarian: Pegazus
• Irish: Peigeasas m, Capall Eitilte m
• Italian: Pegaso
• Kazakh: Пегас (Pegas)
• Latin: Equus (la) m
• Malay: Kuda Terbang
• Maori: Paengawhāwhā
• Marathi: पेगासस (pegāsas)
• Persian: اسب بالدار (asb-e bâldâr)
• Polish: Pegaz (pl) m
• Portuguese: Pégaso (pt) m
• Russian: Пегас (ru) (Pegas)
• Spanish: Pegaso
• Turkish: Pegasus, Kanatlıat, Tulpar, Feres
• Ukrainian: Пега́с m (Pehás)

Noun

Pegasus (plural Pegasuses or Pegasi)

1. (originally Greek mythology, fantasy, occasionally proscribed) Any winged horse; pterippus.
   1. (historical) A coin of ancient Corinth with a winged horse depicted on the obverse.
      • 2007 February 15, R. J. A. Talbert, Timoleon and the Revival of Greek Sicily: 344-317 B.C., Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, →OL, page 167:

        Confidence in Corinthian Pegasi grew up in the Greek zone of the island in such a way that Pegasi became the accepted coin of the realm.

2. (archaic) Poetic inspiration, muse.

Translations

winged horse

• Arabic: حِصَان مُجَنِّح (ḥiṣān mujanniḥ), بِيغَاسُوس (bīḡāsūs)
• Asturian: pegasu m
• Bengali: পক্ষীরাজ ঘোড়া (pokkhiraj ghōṛa)
• Catalan: pegàs (ca) m
• Dutch: pegasus
• French: pégase (fr) m
• Galician: pegaso m
• German: Pegasus (de) m
• Hebrew: פגסוס m (pégasus)
• Indonesian: kuda semberani (id), kuda beraksa (id), kuda bersayap, kuda pegasus
• Italian: pegaso (it) m
• Japanese: ペガサス (ja) (pegasasu), 天馬 (ja) (tenma)
• Korean: 페가수스 (pegasuseu), 천마 (ko) (cheonma)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: hespê çengdar

• Macedonian: пегаз m (pegaz)
• Norwegian: pegasus c
• Persian: پِگاسوس (pegâsus)
• Polish: pegaz m
• Portuguese: pégaso m
• Russian: пега́с (ru) m (pegás)
• Serbo-Croatian: pegaz m
• Spanish: pegaso m
• Swedish: pegas (sv) c
• Turkish: tulpar (from Mongo-Turkic mythology)

See also

• Bellerophon
• Enif

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Pegasus m

1. (Greek mythology) Pegasus
2. (astronomy) Pegasus

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Pēgasus, from Ancient Greek Πήγασος (Pḗgasos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɡɑsus/, [ˈpe̞ɡɑ̝s̠us̠]
• Rhymes: -eɡɑsus
• Syllabification^(key): Pe‧ga‧sus

Proper noun

Pegasus

1. (astronomy) The constellation Pegasus.

Declension

Inflection of Pegasus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		Pegasus	—
genitive		Pegasuksen	—
partitive		Pegasusta	—
illative		Pegasukseen	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Pegasus	—
accusative	nom.	Pegasus	—
	gen.	Pegasuksen
genitive		Pegasuksen	—
partitive		Pegasusta	—
inessive		Pegasuksessa	—
elative		Pegasuksesta	—
illative		Pegasukseen	—
adessive		Pegasuksella	—
ablative		Pegasukselta	—
allative		Pegasukselle	—
essive		Pegasuksena	—
translative		Pegasukseksi	—
abessive		Pegasuksetta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Pegasus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Pegasukseni — accusative nom. Pegasukseni — gen. Pegasukseni genitive Pegasukseni — partitive Pegasustani — inessive Pegasuksessani — elative Pegasuksestani — illative Pegasukseeni — adessive Pegasuksellani — ablative Pegasukseltani — allative Pegasukselleni — essive Pegasuksenani — translative Pegasuksekseni — abessive Pegasuksettani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Pegasuksesi — accusative nom. Pegasuksesi — gen. Pegasuksesi genitive Pegasuksesi — partitive Pegasustasi — inessive Pegasuksessasi — elative Pegasuksestasi — illative Pegasukseesi — adessive Pegasuksellasi — ablative Pegasukseltasi — allative Pegasuksellesi — essive Pegasuksenasi — translative Pegasukseksesi — abessive Pegasuksettasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Pegasuksemme — accusative nom. Pegasuksemme — gen. Pegasuksemme genitive Pegasuksemme — partitive Pegasustamme — inessive Pegasuksessamme — elative Pegasuksestamme — illative Pegasukseemme — adessive Pegasuksellamme — ablative Pegasukseltamme — allative Pegasuksellemme — essive Pegasuksenamme — translative Pegasukseksemme — abessive Pegasuksettamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Pegasuksenne — accusative nom. Pegasuksenne — gen. Pegasuksenne genitive Pegasuksenne — partitive Pegasustanne — inessive Pegasuksessanne — elative Pegasuksestanne — illative Pegasukseenne — adessive Pegasuksellanne — ablative Pegasukseltanne — allative Pegasuksellenne — essive Pegasuksenanne — translative Pegasukseksenne — abessive Pegasuksettanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Pegasuksensa — accusative nom. Pegasuksensa — gen. Pegasuksensa genitive Pegasuksensa — partitive Pegasustaan Pegasustansa — inessive Pegasuksessaan Pegasuksessansa — elative Pegasuksestaan Pegasuksestansa — illative Pegasukseensa — adessive Pegasuksellaan Pegasuksellansa — ablative Pegasukseltaan Pegasukseltansa — allative Pegasukselleen Pegasuksellensa — essive Pegasuksenaan Pegasuksenansa — translative Pegasuksekseen Pegasukseksensa — abessive Pegasuksettaan Pegasuksettansa — instructive — — comitative — —

See also

• Pegasos

Latin

Bellerophon mounted on Pegasus vanquishing the Chimera, restored central medallion of a large Roman mosaic found in 1830 in Autun (Saône-et-Loire, France).

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πήγασος (Pḗgasos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpeː.ɡa.sus/, [ˈpeːɡäs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ɡa.sus/, [ˈpɛːɡäs̬us]

Proper noun

Pēgasus m sg (genitive Pēgasī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) Pegasus
2. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. (Lucius?) Plotius Pegasus (a Roman senator and jurisconsult active under the Flavian dynasty)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Pēgasus
Genitive	Pēgasī
Dative	Pēgasō
Accusative	Pēgasum
Ablative	Pēgasō
Vocative	Pēgase

Derived terms

• Pēgasēius
• Pēgasiānus

References

• “Pegasus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Pegasus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Further reading

• Pegasus (mythologia) on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la
• Pegasus (constellatio) on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la