Osiris

Osi·ris
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UK/əʊˈsaɪ.ɹɪs/Canada, US/oʊˈsaɪ.ɹɪs/Australia/əʉˈsɑɪ.ɹɪs/New Zealand/ɐʉˈsaɪ.ɹəs/

proper noun

The Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld.

OriginLatin Osīris ← Ancient Greek Ὄσῑρῐς ← Egyptian wsjr →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Egyptianhuman sciencesThe Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld.
  2. astronomyAn exoplanet in the Pegasus constellation, HD 209458 b.

Origin

  1. Egyptianwsjr
  2. Ancient GreekὌσῑρῐς
  3. LatinOsīris
  4. EnglishOsiris

Borrowed from Latin Osīris, derived from Ancient Greek Ὄσῑρῐς (Ósīrĭs), derived from Egyptian wsjr.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ὄσιρις
  • Ὄσιρις (Ósiris)Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld
Arabic أوزيريس
  • أوزيريسEgyptian god of the dead and of the underworld
Catalan Osiris
  • OsirisEgyptian god of the dead and of the underworld
Chinese Mandarin 俄西里斯, 歐西里斯 /欧西里斯
  • 俄西里斯 (Éxīlǐsī)Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld
  • 歐西里斯 /欧西里斯 (Ōuxīlǐsī)Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld
Czech Usir
  • UsirEgyptian god of the dead and of the underworld
Danish Osiris
  • OsirisEgyptian god of the dead and of the underworld
Dutch Osiris
  • OsirisEgyptian god of the dead and of the underworld
Esperanto Oziriso
  • OzirisoEgyptian god of the dead and of the underworld
Finnish Osiris
  • OsirisEgyptian god of the dead and of the underworld
French Osiris
  • OsirisEgyptian god of the dead and of the underworld
German Osiris
  • OsirisEgyptian god of the dead and of the underworld
Greek Όσιρις
  • Όσιρις (Ósiris)Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld
Hungarian Ozirisz
  • OziriszEgyptian god of the dead and of the underworld
Japanese オシリス
  • オシリス (Oshirisu)Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld
Korean 오시리스
  • 오시리스 (Osiriseu)Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld
Latin Osīris
  • OsīrisEgyptian god of the dead and of the underworld
Polish Ozyrys
  • OzyrysEgyptian god of the dead and of the underworld
Portuguese Osíris
  • OsírisEgyptian god of the dead and of the underworld
Russian Оси́рис
  • Оси́рис (Osíris)Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld
Spanish Osiris
  • OsirisEgyptian god of the dead and of the underworld
Cite this entry
APA

Osiris. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Osiris

MLA

“Osiris.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Osiris. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Osiris,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Osiris.

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