Keres
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Ancient Greek Κῆρες (Kêres, literally “Death Spirits, Doom, Heart”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɪ.riːz/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɪɹ.iz/
- Hyphenation: Ke‧res, Ker‧es
Proper noun
[edit]Keres
- (Greek mythology) The goddesses of death, specifically cruel and violent deaths, including death in battle, by accident, murder or ravaging disease. They numbered in the thousands and were the daughters of Nyx and Erebus, and the sisters of Thanatos and Hypnos. Their Roman counterparts were the Letum or the Tenebrae.
Translations
[edit]Greek goddesses of violent deaths
Etymology 2
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: Ke‧res
Adjective
[edit]Keres (comparative more Keres, superlative most Keres)
Alternative form of Keresan
Noun
[edit]Keres (plural Kereses)
Alternative form of Keresan
Proper noun
[edit]Keres
Alternative form of Keresan
Further reading
[edit]- Keres People on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Keres language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
[edit]- ^ “Keres”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
[edit]Estonian
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Keres (genitive Kerese, partitive Kerest)
- a surname