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Etymology
Unknown origin, possibly from the name of the river (��ελ�ο�, w:Acheloos River|Akheloös) before the arrival of the Greeks.

Proper noun
Achilles

1. Greek mythology son of Peleus and Thetis, prince and leader of the Myrmidons; great warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp, killed in the Trojan War; central character of the w:Iliad|Iliad.

Translations
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trans-top|Greek mythical hero
Basque: Akil
Bulgarian: ��ил, ��иле�
Catalan: Aquilles
Chinese: ���� (�k�liúsī)
Croatian: t-|hr|Ahil|m, t-|hr|Ahilej|m
Czech: t-|cs|Achilleus
Danish: t-|da|Achilleus
Dutch: t-|nl|Achilles
Estonian: t-|et|Achilleus
Finnish: t-|fi|Akhilleus, t-|fi|Akilles
French: t-|fr|Achille
German: t-|de|Achilleus
Greek

• Ancient: Î�Ï�ιλλεÏ�Ï� (:el:Î�Ï�ιλλέαÏ�|^)
• Modern: Î�Ï�ιλλέαÏ� (Achilléas)

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Hebrew: ����ס (Ahils)
Hungarian: t-|hu|Akhilleusz
Indonesian: t-|id|Achilles|xs=Indonesian
Interlingua: Achilles
Italian: t+|it|Achille
Japanese: t-|ja|����|trakiresu|scJpan, t-|ja|�����|trakireusu|scJpan
Latin: t+|la|Achilles|alt=Achill�s
Polish: t-|pl|Achilles
Portuguese: t-|pt|Aquiles
Russian: t-|ru|��илл|trAkhíl|scCyrl, t-|ru|��илле�|trAkhillés|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|Ahil
Spanish: t-|es|Aquiles
Swedish: t-|sv|Akilles
Ukrainian: ���лле� (Akhilles)
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Derived terms
Achilles heel
Achilles tendon

Category:English proper nouns

Dutch

Proper noun
Achilles

1. Achilles

Category:Dutch proper nouns

Latin

Noun
Achill�s, Wiktionary Appendix:Latin third declension|-illis m

1. #English|Achilles

Category:Latin proper nouns

Polish

Proper noun
Achilles

1. Achilles

Category:Polish proper nouns

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• 2007-11-27 03:54 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for da, et

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