hades

Other forms of hades

plural

hadeses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hades

What does hades mean?

hades means "(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hades?

hades has 2 syllables: ha-des. The stress falls on "ha". In IPA it is /ˈheɪdiz/.

What is another word for hades?

Close synonyms include Aides, Aidoneus, Hell, infernal region, netherworld. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hades a common word?

hades is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.