Mimas
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Μίμᾱς (Mímās), earlier Μίμανς (Mímans).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Mimas
- (Greek mythology) A son of Gaia; one of the Gigantes.
- (astronomy) The innermost of Saturn's classical satellites, marked by a giant impact crater (Herschel) on its surface.
Synonyms[edit]
- (moon): Saturn I
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
moon of Saturn
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Μίμας (Mímas).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmi.maːs/, [ˈmɪmäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmi.mas/, [ˈmiːmäs]
Proper noun[edit]
Mimās m sg (genitive Mimāntis); third declension
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Mimās |
Genitive | Mimāntis |
Dative | Mimāntī |
Accusative | Mimāntem |
Ablative | Mimānte |
Vocative | Mimās |
References[edit]
- “Mimas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Mimas”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Mimas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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