Midas

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin Midās, from Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās), from Phrygian Μιδας (Midas).

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Midas

  1. (Greek mythology) A king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold.

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Noun[edit]

Midas (plural Midases)

  1. A very large champagne bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 30 liters, equivalent to 40 standard bottles.

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German[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Midas m

  1. Midas

Latin[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās), from Phrygian Μιδας (Midas).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Midās m sg (genitive Midae); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Midas (king of Phrygia who was gifted the ability to turn everything he touched to gold.)

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Midās
Genitive Midae
Dative Midae
Accusative Midān
Ablative Midā
Vocative Midā

Descendants[edit]

  • English: Midas
  • Polish: Midas

References[edit]

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin Midās, from Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās), from Phrygian Μιδας (Midas).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.das/
  • Rhymes: -idas
  • Syllabification: Mi‧das

Proper noun[edit]

Midas m pers

  1. (Greek mythology) Midas (king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold)

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Derived terms[edit]

adjective

Further reading[edit]

  • Midas in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation[edit]

 

Proper noun[edit]

Midas m

  1. (Greek mythology) Midas (king with the power to turn things into gold)

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