Pegasus
Any winged horse; a pterippusAny winged horse; a pterippus.
» Morocco uses Pegasus to spy on journalists.
Марокко використовує Pegasus для шпигування за журналістами. — Ahha
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3 senses(also)Any winged horse; a pterippus.
Pegasus
пега́сpegás
Any winged horse; a pterippus.
(also, historical)A coin of ancient Corinth with a winged horse depicted on the obverse.
(archaic)Poetic inspiration; muse.
- a constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces
- (Greek mythology) the immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of highflying imagination
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Origin
From Late Middle English Pegase, Pegasus, from Latin Pēgasus, from Ancient Greek Πήγασος (From Late Middle English Pegase, Pegasus, from Latin Pēgasus, from Ancient Greek Πήγασος (Pḗgasos), traditionally associated with πηγή (pēgḗ, “spring, fountain, fountain fed by a spring”), especially used to denote springs of Ocean, where Perseus killed Medusa, from whose blood Pegasus sprang. Some have dismissed this as folk etymology and suggest a pre-Greek origin because of the -ασος suffix. First attested in the 14th century.
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plural: Pegasuses / PegasiWord family
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