Demeter

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr), from γῆ (, earth) + μήτηρ (mḗtēr, mother).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈmiːtə/
  • (file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /dəˈmiːtəɹ/, (nonstandard) /ˈdɛmɪtəɹ/

Proper noun[edit]

Demeter

  1. (Greek mythology) The goddess of the fertility of the Earth and harvests, protector of marriage and social order; daughter of Cronos and Rhea, mother to Persephone.
    Coordinate term: (Roman counterpart) Ceres
  2. (astronomy) 1108 Demeter, a main belt asteroid.

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Czech[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Demeter f (related adjective Demeteřin)

  1. (Greek mythology) Demeter (Greek goddess)

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Further reading[edit]

  • Demeter in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957

Hungarian[edit]

Hungarian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia hu

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛmɛtɛr]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: De‧me‧ter
  • Rhymes: -ɛr

Proper noun[edit]

Demeter

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Demetrius

Declension[edit]

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative Demeter Demeterek
accusative Demetert Demetereket
dative Demeternek Demetereknek
instrumental Demeterrel Demeterekkel
causal-final Demeterért Demeterekért
translative Demeterré Demeterekké
terminative Demeterig Demeterekig
essive-formal Demeterként Demeterekként
essive-modal
inessive Demeterben Demeterekben
superessive Demeteren Demetereken
adessive Demeternél Demetereknél
illative Demeterbe Demeterekbe
sublative Demeterre Demeterekre
allative Demeterhez Demeterekhez
elative Demeterből Demeterekből
delative Demeterről Demeterekről
ablative Demetertől Demeterektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Demeteré Demetereké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Demeteréi Demeterekéi
Possessive forms of Demeter
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Demeterem Demeterjeim
2nd person sing. Demetered Demeterjeid
3rd person sing. Demeterje Demeterjei
1st person plural Demeterünk Demeterjeink
2nd person plural Demeteretek Demeterjeitek
3rd person plural Demeterjük Demeterjeik

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hungarian Demeter.

Proper noun[edit]

Demeter m (genitive/dative lui Demeter)

  1. a surname from Hungarian

References[edit]

  • Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică

Slovak[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr).

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Demeter m anim (genitive singular Demetra, nominative plural Demetrovia, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. a male given name

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Further reading[edit]

  • Demeter”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr).

Proper noun[edit]

Demeter c (genitive Demeters)

  1. (Greek mythology) Demeter

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Turkish[edit]

Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia tr

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr)

Proper noun[edit]

Demeter

  1. (Greek mythology) Demeter