English - Etymology
Borrowing from Latin Achilles, from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús).
English - Proper Noun
- (Greek mythology) semi-divine hero, son of Peleus and the nymph Thetis, prince and leader of the Myrmidons; great warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp, killed in the Trojan War; central character of the Iliad.
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Latin - Proper Noun
Achilles m (genitive Achillis); third declension
Inflection
Derived terms
- Achillēus
- Achillīdes
Latin - References
Achilles in D. P. Simpson, Cassell's Latin Dictionary, Wiley Publishing, 1968
Polish - External Links
- “Achilles” in Polish dictionaries at PWN