# Proteus
## Translingual
### Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús, “a god who could change his shape at will”).

### Proper noun

Proteus m
* A taxonomic genus within the family Proteidae – single amphibian species Proteus anguinus (the olm).
* A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – several bacteria responsible for human urinary tract infections.

#### Hypernyms

* (genus of Plethodontidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Amphibia – class; Lissamphibia – subclass; Caudata – order; Salamandroidea - suborder; Proteidae - family
* (genus of Enterobacteriaceae): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Pseudomonadota – phylum; Gammaproteobacteria – class; Enterobacterales – order; Enterobacteriaceae – family

#### Hyponyms

* (genus of Plethodontidae): Proteus anguinus - sole species
* (genus of Enterobacteriaceae): Proteus vulgaris - type species; Proteus alimentorum, Proteus cibarius, Proteus columbae, Proteus hauseri, Proteus mirabilis, Proteus myxofaciens, Proteus penneri, Proteus terrae - selected other species

### References

* (genus of Plethodontidae):
** Proteus (amphibian) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
** Proteus (Proteidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
** Proteus anguinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* (genus of Enterobacteriaceae):
** Proteus (bacterium) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
** Proteus (Enterobacteriaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
** Proteus (bacterium) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
** Proteus in the Genome Taxonomy Database

## English
### Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈpɹəʊtjuːs/
* (US) IPA: /ˈpɹoʊti.əs/
compare to Zeus, Odysseus, Morpheus, Orpheus, Prometheus

### Proper noun

Proteus
* (Greek mythology) A sea god who could change his shape at will.
* (astronomy) The sixth satellite of the planet Neptune.

#### Derived terms

* Protean
* Proteus effect
* Proteus syndrome

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Porteus, Puertos, -pterous, spouter, Troupes, pourest, store up, Stroupe, petrous, posture, septuor, pouters, troupes

## Latin
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈproː.teu̯s/, [ˈproːt̪ɛu̯s̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈpro.teu̯s/, [ˈprɔːt̪eu̯s]

### Proper noun

Prōteus m sg (variously declined, genitive Prōteos or Prōteī); third declension, second declension
* Proteus (a sea god in the service of Poseidon)

#### Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant) or second-declension noun, singular only.

### References

* “Proteus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* Prōteūs (diss.) in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1265.
* Prōte͡us in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung

## Turkish
### Proper noun

Proteus
* (astronomy) Proteus