# Herkules
## Czech
### Proper noun

Herkules m anim (relational adjective Herkulův)
* Hercules (Greek divine hero)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Herkules”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “Herkules”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Finnish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Herculēs.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈherkules/, [ˈhe̞rkule̞s̠]
* Rhymes: -erkules
* Hyphenation: Her‧ku‧les

### Proper noun

Herkules
* (Greek mythology) Hercules
* The constellation Hercules.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Herkules (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Herkuleeni
accusative
nom.
Herkuleeni
gen.
Herkuleeni
genitive
Herkuleeni
partitive
Herkulestani
inessive
Herkuleessani
elative
Herkuleestani
illative
Herkuleeseeni
adessive
Herkuleellani
ablative
Herkuleeltani
allative
Herkuleelleni
essive
Herkuleenani
translative
Herkuleekseni
abessive
Herkuleettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Herkuleesi
accusative
nom.
Herkuleesi
gen.
Herkuleesi
genitive
Herkuleesi
partitive
Herkulestasi
inessive
Herkuleessasi
elative
Herkuleestasi
illative
Herkuleeseesi
adessive
Herkuleellasi
ablative
Herkuleeltasi
allative
Herkuleellesi
essive
Herkuleenasi
translative
Herkuleeksesi
abessive
Herkuleettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Herkuleemme
accusative
nom.
Herkuleemme
gen.
Herkuleemme
genitive
Herkuleemme
partitive
Herkulestamme
inessive
Herkuleessamme
elative
Herkuleestamme
illative
Herkuleeseemme
adessive
Herkuleellamme
ablative
Herkuleeltamme
allative
Herkuleellemme
essive
Herkuleenamme
translative
Herkuleeksemme
abessive
Herkuleettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Herkuleenne
accusative
nom.
Herkuleenne
gen.
Herkuleenne
genitive
Herkuleenne
partitive
Herkulestanne
inessive
Herkuleessanne
elative
Herkuleestanne
illative
Herkuleeseenne
adessive
Herkuleellanne
ablative
Herkuleeltanne
allative
Herkuleellenne
essive
Herkuleenanne
translative
Herkuleeksenne
abessive
Herkuleettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Herkuleensa
accusative
nom.
Herkuleensa
gen.
Herkuleensa
genitive
Herkuleensa
partitive
Herkulestaan Herkulestansa
inessive
Herkuleessaan Herkuleessansa
elative
Herkuleestaan Herkuleestansa
illative
Herkuleeseensa
adessive
Herkuleellaan Herkuleellansa
ablative
Herkuleeltaan Herkuleeltansa
allative
Herkuleelleen Herkuleellensa
essive
Herkuleenaan Herkuleenansa
translative
Herkuleekseen Herkuleeksensa
abessive
Herkuleettaan Herkuleettansa
instructive
comitative

#### Synonyms

* (mythical person): Herakles

## German
### Alternative forms

* Hercules, Hercul, Herkul (obsolete)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Herculēs.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɛʁkulɛs/, /-ləs/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Herkules m (proper noun, strong, genitive Herkules' or (archaic) Herkulis or (with an article) Herkules)
* (Greek mythology) Hercules
* (astronomy) Hercules

### See also

* Herakles

### Further reading

* Herkules on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{de}$

## Old Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (13th CE) /ˈɣɛrkulɛs/
* IPA: (15th CE) /ˈɦɛrkulɛs/

### Proper noun

Herkules m pers
* a male given name

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “Herkules”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Herculēs. Doublet of Herakles.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /xɛrˈku.lɛs/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ulɛs
* Syllabification: Her‧ku‧les
* Homophone: herkules

### Proper noun

Herkules m pers (related adjective herkulesowy)
* (uncountable, Roman mythology) Hercules (Roman name for the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength; most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family)
    Synonym: Herakles
* (countable, rare) a male given name from Latin [in turn from Etruscan, in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Hercules

#### Declension
### Proper noun

Herkules m animal
* (uncountable) Hercules (summer constellation of the northern sky, lying between the constellations Lyra and Corona Borealis, said to resemble the mythical hero)

#### Derived terms

* herkuliczny
* herkules

#### Related terms

* herkulicznie
* herkulo

### Further reading

* Herkules in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Herkules in PWN's encyclopedia

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɦɛrkulɛs/

### Proper noun

Herkules m pers (genitive singular Herkulesa, Herkula, declension pattern of chlap)
* (Greek mythology) Hercules
* the constellation Hercules

#### Synonyms

* (mythical person): Herakles

### Further reading

* “Herkules”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025