# Hermes
## English
### Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês), itself of disputed meaning and origin, possibly of non-Indo-European substrate origin or from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together”).

### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /ˈhɝmiːz/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Proper noun

Hermes
* (Greek mythology) The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.
* The Egyptian Thoth, identified with the Greek Hermes.
* (astronomy) The planet Mercury when observed as an evening star.

#### Synonyms

* (Roman mythology) Mercury

#### Antonyms

* (astronomy) Apollo

#### Derived terms

* Hermesian

#### Translations
### Noun

Hermes (plural Hermae)
* (art) A head or bust on a square base, often double-faced.

### See also

* (Greek mythology Olympian gods) god; Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hades, Hephaestus, Hera, Hestia, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus
* Mercury
* Hermia
* Hermione

### Anagrams

* herems, rehems, rhemes, shmeer

## Catalan
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈer.məs]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈeɾ.mes]

### Proper noun

Hermes m
* Hermes

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɦɛrmɛs]

### Proper noun

Hermes m anim (relational adjective Hermův)
* (Greek mythology) Hermes

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Hermes”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
* “Hermes”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhermes/, [ˈhe̞rme̞s̠]
* Rhymes: -ermes
* Hyphenation: Her‧mes

### Proper noun

Hermes
* Hermes (Greek god)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Hermes (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hermeeni
accusative
nom.
Hermeeni
gen.
Hermeeni
genitive
Hermeeni
partitive
Hermestäni
inessive
Hermeessäni
elative
Hermeestäni
illative
Hermeeseeni
adessive
Hermeelläni
ablative
Hermeeltäni
allative
Hermeelleni
essive
Hermeenäni
translative
Hermeekseni
abessive
Hermeettäni
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hermeesi
accusative
nom.
Hermeesi
gen.
Hermeesi
genitive
Hermeesi
partitive
Hermestäsi
inessive
Hermeessäsi
elative
Hermeestäsi
illative
Hermeeseesi
adessive
Hermeelläsi
ablative
Hermeeltäsi
allative
Hermeellesi
essive
Hermeenäsi
translative
Hermeeksesi
abessive
Hermeettäsi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hermeemme
accusative
nom.
Hermeemme
gen.
Hermeemme
genitive
Hermeemme
partitive
Hermestämme
inessive
Hermeessämme
elative
Hermeestämme
illative
Hermeeseemme
adessive
Hermeellämme
ablative
Hermeeltämme
allative
Hermeellemme
essive
Hermeenämme
translative
Hermeeksemme
abessive
Hermeettämme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hermeenne
accusative
nom.
Hermeenne
gen.
Hermeenne
genitive
Hermeenne
partitive
Hermestänne
inessive
Hermeessänne
elative
Hermeestänne
illative
Hermeeseenne
adessive
Hermeellänne
ablative
Hermeeltänne
allative
Hermeellenne
essive
Hermeenänne
translative
Hermeeksenne
abessive
Hermeettänne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hermeensä
accusative
nom.
Hermeensä
gen.
Hermeensä
genitive
Hermeensä
partitive
Hermestään Hermestänsä
inessive
Hermeessään Hermeessänsä
elative
Hermeestään Hermeestänsä
illative
Hermeeseensä
adessive
Hermeellään Hermeellänsä
ablative
Hermeeltään Hermeeltänsä
allative
Hermeelleen Hermeellensä
essive
Hermeenään Hermeenänsä
translative
Hermeekseen Hermeeksensä
abessive
Hermeettään Hermeettänsä
instructive
comitative

## Galician
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).

### Proper noun

Hermes m
* Hermes

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Hermes m
* (Greek mythology) Hermes

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* Herma

### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈher.meːs/, [ˈhɛrmeːs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈer.mes/, [ˈɛrmes]

### Proper noun

Hermēs m sg (genitive Hermae); first declension
* (Greek mythology) Hermes
* a male given name from Ancient Greek

#### Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).

#### Derived terms

* Hermaeum

### Noun

Hermēs m (genitive Hermae); first declension
* a rectangular pillar or pedestal bearing a bust; a herm

#### Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).

### Proper noun

Hermēs m (variously declined, genitive Hermae or Hermētis); first declension, third declension
* Hermes Trismegistus

#### Usage notes

* The first declension paradigm applies to all senses. The third declension paradigm is an exception that comes from Medieval Latin and is principally used to decline the name of Hermes Trismegistus when there is a wish to congrue with established Medieval Latin derivations such as hermēticus; but note that the figure of Hermes Trismegistus dates back to Antiquity, and that the existence of this special grammatical treatment has no parallel in Greek.

#### Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs) or third-declension noun.

#### Derived terms

* hermēticus

### References

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

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈxɛr.mɛs/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛrmɛs
* Syllabification: Her‧mes

### Proper noun

Hermes m
* (Greek mythology) Hermes

#### Derived terms

* Hermesowy

### Further reading

* Hermes in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês), itself of unknown meaning and origin.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛʁ.mis/ [ˈɛɦ.mis]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛʁ.mis/ [ˈɛɦ.mis]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈɛɾ.mis/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈɛʁ.miʃ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛɻ.mes/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈɛɾ.mɨʃ/

### Proper noun

Hermes m
* (Greek mythology) Hermes (messenger of the gods)
* a male given name

### See also

* Mercúrio

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeɾmes/ [ˈeɾ.mes]
* Rhymes: -eɾmes
* Syllabification: Her‧mes

### Proper noun

Hermes m
* (Greek mythology) Hermes

## Swedish
### Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).

### Proper noun

Hermes c (genitive Hermes)
* (Greek mythology) Hermes

### See also

* (Greek mythology Olympian gods) god; Apollo, Afrodite, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Hefaistos, Hera, Hestia, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus

## Turkish
### Proper noun

Hermes
* (Greek mythology) Hermes