English Explanatory Dictionary

Keres

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. 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.
adj
  1. Alternative form of Keresan.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Keresan.
name
  1. Alternative form of Keresan.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɪ.riːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Keres.wav /ˈkɪɹ.iz/ /ˈkeɪ.ɹeɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Keres2.wav

Word forms

Keres more Keres most Keres Kereses

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κῆρες (Kêres, literally “Death Spirits, Doom, Heart”).

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