dioses griegos
/djoses ɡɾjeɡos/from spelling rules
The phrase 'greek gods' is translated into Spanish as dioses griegos.
This phrase is used to refer to the deities of ancient Greek mythology.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, the adjective griegos must agree in both gender and number with the noun dioses. If you are referring to a single female Greek deity, use the feminine form diosa griega. To refer specifically to a group of female Greek deities, use the feminine plural form diosas griegas.
Did you know?
- While dioses griegos refers to the mythology, Spanish uses the same word dioses to describe a person who is an absolute master of a skill, such as el dios de la guitarra.
- In Spanish, the phrase la manzana de la discordia is used to describe a cause of conflict, referring to the golden apple from the myths of the dioses griegos.
- The word dioses shares the same root as the Spanish word divino, which is used to describe something wonderful or extremely high quality in everyday speech.
Examples in context
- ¿El Olimpo? ¿No es ahí donde los dioses griegos pasan el rato o algo así?Olympus? Isn't that where Greek gods hang out or something?This sentence uses dioses griegos to discuss the mythical setting of Olympus.Tatoeba #868604 by Tux, translation #503534 by saeb
- Me encantan las historias sobre los dioses griegos.I love stories about the Greek gods.
- Los dioses griegos eran muy poderosos.The Greek gods were very powerful.
Example conversation
Elena and Alejandro are studying for a history test.
- ElenaNo recuerdo los nombres de los dioses griegos.I don't remember the names of the Greek gods.
- AlejandroYo te puedo ayudar a estudiarlos, Elena.I can help you study them, Elena.
- ElenaGracias, Alejandro. ¿Empezamos con Poseidón?Thanks, Alejandro. Shall we start with Poseidon?
- AlejandroSí, es uno de mis dioses griegos favoritos.Yes, he is one of my favorite Greek gods.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
