Hector — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War

be bossy towards

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˌaɪpɚɡlaɪsˈiːmɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɛktə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɛktə/

2 syllables Say it as /hˌaɪpɚɡlaɪsˈiːmɪk/.

Examples

Her big brother always bullied her when she was young

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

push around bully strong-arm browbeat ballyrag bullyrag boss around

Parts of Speech

noun	(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
verb	be bossy towards “Her big brother always bullied her when she was young”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

tyrannisieren

(Griechische Mythologie) ein mythischer Trojaner, der während des Trojanischen Krieges von Achilles getötet wurde

🇪🇸Spanish

Héctor

(Mitología griega) un troyano mítico que fue asesinado por Aquiles durante la guerra de Troya.

🇮🇹Italian

Ettore

(Mitologia greca) un mitico troiano ucciso da Achille durante la guerra di Troia

🇵🇹Portuguese

Heitor

(mitologia grega) um troiano mítico que foi morto por Aquiles durante a Guerra de Tróia

🇷🇺Russian

Гектор

(греческая мифология) мифический троянец, убитый Ахиллом во время Троянской войны.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हेक्टर

(ग्रीक पौराणिक कथा) एक पौराणिक ट्रोजन जिसे ट्रोजन युद्ध के दौरान अकिलिस ने मार डाला था

🇧🇩Bengali

হেক্টর

(গ্রীক পৌরাণিক কাহিনী) একজন পৌরাণিক ট্রোজান যিনি ট্রোজান যুদ্ধের সময় অ্যাকিলিসের হাতে নিহত হন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஹெக்டர்

(கிரேக்க புராணம்) ட்ரோஜன் போரின் போது அகில்லெஸால் கொல்லப்பட்ட ஒரு புராண ட்ரோஜன்

🇮🇳Telugu

హెక్టర్

(గ్రీకు పురాణం) ట్రోజన్ యుద్ధంలో అకిలెస్ చేత చంపబడిన ఒక పౌరాణిక ట్రోజన్

🇮🇳Marathi

हेक्टर

(ग्रीक पौराणिक कथा) एक पौराणिक ट्रोजन जो ट्रोजन युद्धादरम्यान अकिलीसने मारला होता

🇮🇳Gujarati

હેક્ટર

(ગ્રીક પૌરાણિક કથા) એક પૌરાણિક ટ્રોજન જે ટ્રોજન યુદ્ધ દરમિયાન એચિલીસ દ્વારા માર્યો ગયો હતો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆಕ್ಟರ್

(ಗ್ರೀಕ್ ಪುರಾಣ) ಟ್ರೋಜನ್ ಯುದ್ಧದ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಕಿಲ್ಸ್ ಕೊಲ್ಲಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಪೌರಾಣಿಕ ಟ್ರೋಜನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹെക്ടർ

(ഗ്രീക്ക് മിത്തോളജി) ട്രോജൻ യുദ്ധത്തിൽ അക്കില്ലസ് കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ട ഒരു പുരാണ ട്രോജൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੈਕਟਰ

(ਯੂਨਾਨੀ ਮਿਥਿਹਾਸ) ਇੱਕ ਮਿਥਿਹਾਸਕ ਟਰੋਜਨ ਜੋ ਟਰੋਜਨ ਯੁੱਧ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਅਚਿਲਸ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਮਾਰਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہیکٹر

(یونانی افسانہ) ایک افسانوی ٹروجن جو ٹروجن جنگ کے دوران اچیلز کے ہاتھوں مارا گیا تھا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

赫克托

（希腊神话）特洛伊战争中被阿喀琉斯杀死的神话特洛伊人

🇯🇵Japanese

ヘクトル

(ギリシャ神話) トロイア戦争中にアキレウスによって殺された神話上のトロイの木馬

🇰🇷Korean

헥토르

(그리스 신화) 트로이 전쟁 당시 아킬레스에 의해 살해된 신화 속의 트로이 목마

🇹🇭Thai

เฮคเตอร์

(เทพนิยายกรีก) โทรจันในตำนานที่ถูกอคิลลีสสังหารระหว่างสงครามเมืองทรอย

🇮🇩Indonesian

hektor

(Mitologi Yunani) mitos Trojan yang dibunuh oleh Achilles selama Perang Troya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هيكتور

(الأساطير اليونانية) حصان طروادة الأسطوري الذي قتل على يد أخيل خلال حرب طروادة

🇮🇷Persian

هکتور

(اساطیر یونانی) تروای اسطوره ای که در جریان جنگ تروا توسط آشیل کشته شد

🇹🇷Turkish

hektor

(Yunan mitolojisi) Truva Savaşı sırasında Aşil tarafından öldürülen efsanevi bir Truva atı

🇮🇱Hebrew

הקטור

(מיתולוגיה יוונית) טרויאני מיתולוגי שנהרג על ידי אכילס במהלך מלחמת טרויה

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