Deradelphus

/dɛrəˈdɛlfəs/ noun

Definition

A conjoined twin or double-bodied monster in ancient medical and mythological texts.

Etymology

From Greek 'dero-' or 'der-' (skin) + 'adelphus' (brother). A rare medical term from classical antiquity describing congenital anomalies, often recorded in ancient texts about monstrous births.

Kelly Says

Ancient Greeks had specific names for different types of conjoined twins! Deradelphus showed up in early medical literature alongside other 'monster' terms—it's fascinating how older medical writing tried to categorize human variation.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የአባት አንደኛ ልጅ
ye-a-ba-t an-de-n-na li-ji
ARالعربية
ابن أبوين مختلفين
ibn abu-yin mukh-li-fin
BNবাংলা
ভিন্ন পিতার সন্তান
bhin-no pi-ta-r san-ta-an
CACatalà
germà amb un pare diferent
ger-ma amb un pa-re di-fe-rent
CSČeština
brat z jiného otce
brat z jin-e-ho ot-ce
DADansk
bror med forskellig far
bro-r med for-skel-lig far
DEDeutsch
Halbbruder
halb-bro-der
ELΕλληνικά
αδελφός διαφορετικού πατρός
a-del-fos di-a-fo-re-ti-ko pa-tro-s
ESEspañol
hermano de otro padre
e-r-ma-no de o-tro pa-dre
FAفارسی
برادر ناتنی
bra-der na-ta-ni
FISuomi
isän eri poika
i-san e-ri po-i-ka
FRFrançais
frère de père différent
fray-er de pa-re dif-fe-rent
GUGU
વિભिन्न પિતાના પુત્ર
vi-bhin-na pi-ta-na pu-tra
HAHA
’ya’an da’a daban
'ya-an da-a da-ban
HEעברית
אח ממולדת אחרת
a-ch me-mol-det a-cher-et
HIहिन्दी
अलग-अलग पिता के बेटे
al-g al-g pi-ta ke be-te
HUMagyar
különböző apáktól származó testvér
kül-ön-bö-ző a-pá-któl szár-ma-zó tesz-tve-r
IDBahasa Indonesia
saudara laki-laki dari ayah yang berbeda
sau-da-ra la-ki-rai dari a-yah yang be-da
IGIG
nwoke nne dị iche
n-wo-ke n-ne di i-che
ITItaliano
fratello di padre diverso
fra-tel-lo di pa-dre di-ve-r-so
JA日本語
異父兄弟
i-fu-kyou-dai
KKKK
farklı babalardan gelen erkek kardeş
far-klı ba-ba-la-ran ge-len er-kek kar-deş
KMKM
បុត្រពលព្រះអាទិត្យ
pu-tr-a-pol-preah a-ti-di
KO한국어
양부형제
yang-bu-hyeong-je
MRMR
वेगवेगळ्या वडिलांचे मुलगे
ve-ga-ve-ga-lya va-di-la-n-che mu-la-ge
MSBahasa Melayu
saudara lelaki dari ayah yang berbeda
sau-da-ra la-ki-rai dari a-yah yang be-da
MYမြန်မာ
အဘ ကွဲပြ然 ဖွားမြင်သော ညီအစ်ကို
a-ba k-we-pe-ra-n h-wa-mar-min-tha nyi-a-i-ko
NLNederlands
broer van een andere vader
broer van een an-der pa-der
NONorsk
bror med annen far
bro-r med an-nen far
PAPA
ਪਿતા अलग- अलग ਦੇ ਬੇਟੇ
pi-ta a-lag a-lag de be-te
PLPolski
brat z innego ojca
brat z i-ne-go oj-ca
PTPortuguês
irmão de pai diferente
ir-ma-o de pai dif-fe-rent-e
RORomână
frate cu un tată diferit
fra-te cu un ta-te dif-e-rit
RUРусский
сын от разных отцов
syn ot raz-nyh ot-tsev
SVSvenska
bror med olika fäder
bro-r med i-li-ka fa-der
SWKiswahili
ndugu wa baba tofauti
n-du-gu wa ba-ba to-fa-u-ti
TAதமிழ்
தந்தையின் வேறுபட்ட மகன்
than-thai-yin ve-ru-pat-ta ma-gan
TEతెలుగు
వివిధ తండ్రుల కుమారుడు
vi-vi-dha tan-dru-lu ku-ma-ru-du
THไทย
พี่น้องต่างพ่อ
phi-no-ng tong-pa
TLTL
kapatid na may iba't ibang ama
ka-pa-tid na may i-ba-t ibang a-ma
TRTürkçe
farklı babalardan gelen erkek kardeş
far-klı ba-ba-la-ran ge-len er-kek kar-deş
UKУкраїнська
син від різних батьків
syn vid raz-nykh ba-t'kiv
URاردو
بہت مختلف باپ کے بیٹے
ba-het mu-kha-lif ba-p ke be-te
VITiếng Việt
anh em cùng cha khác mẹ
an-h em cung cha khac me
YOYO
omo baba tobi
o-mo ba-ba to-bi
ZH中文
异父兄弟
yì fù xiōng dì
ZUZU
umfowethu wabaphansi
um-fo-we-thu wa-ba-pa-n-si

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