Eris

See also eris, Eriş, and eriş

English

Wikipedia

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Eris

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἔρις (Eris), from ἔρις (eris, “strife”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɪəɹɨs/, /ˈɛɹɨs/

Proper noun

Eris

1. (Greek mythology) The goddess of discord, confusion, and strife, keeper of the golden Apple of Discord which she threw into the wedding of Peleus and Thetis starting the Trojan War; daughter of Nyx, sister and constant companion of Ares, mother of Lethe.
2. (astronomy) The largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System (initially dubbed the "tenth planet"), officially known as 136199 Eris, with one natural satellite, Dysnomia.

Derived terms

• Eridian

Translations

Greek goddess of chaos

• French: Éris (fr) f
• Greek: Έρις (el) (Éris) f
• Khmer: អែរីស (km) (ae ris)
• Macedonian: Ерида (mk) (Erída) f

• Portuguese: Éris (pt) f
• Russian: Эрида (ru) (Erída) f
• Spanish: Eris (es)

dwarf planet

• Arabic: إريس (ar) (ʾirīs) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鬩神星 (cmn), 阋神星 (cmn) (Xìshénxīng)

• French: Éris (fr) f
• German: Eris (de) m
• Hebrew: אריס (he) (eris)
• Italian: Eris (it)

• Japanese: エリス (ja) (Erisu)
• Khmer: អែរីស (km) (ae ris)
• Macedonian: Ерида (mk) (Erída) f
• Navajo: Ééwis
• Portuguese: Éris (pt)
• Russian: Эрида (ru) (Erída) f
• Spanish: Eris (es)

Synonyms

• (astronomy): 136199 Eris , 2003 UB313 , Xena

See also

• (dwarf planets of the Solar System) dwarf planets of the Solar System; Ceres, Orcus, Pluto, Haumea, Quaoar, Makemake, 2007 OR10, Eris, Sedna ^{(Category: en:Dwarf planets)}
• (moons of Eris) Dysnomia
• (mythology): Discordia
• (astronomy): Dysnomia

Anagrams

• ires
• reis
• rise
• Seri
• SIer
• sire

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Proper noun

Eris

1. (astronomy) Eris (dwarf planet)