Orion
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Middle English Orioun, from Latin Ōrīōn, from Ancient Greek Ὠρίων (Ōriōn), from Akkadian Uru-anna, 'heaven's light'.
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -aɪən
Proper noun [edit]
Orion
- (Greek mythology) A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis.
- (astronomy) A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.
- A male given name of modern usage.
- 1980 Wright Morris, Plains Song, for Female Voices, Harper&Row, ISBN 0060130474, page 113:
- In Madge's judgment, her Uncle Orion had suffered most of his life from the name he'd been given, requiring that people ask him to repeat it and boys his own age make fun of it.
- 1980 Wright Morris, Plains Song, for Female Voices, Harper&Row, ISBN 0060130474, page 113:
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
in mythology
constellation
See also [edit]
- Orion's Belt
- Orion Nebula
Orion (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Orion (mythology)
Orion (constellation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Orion (constellation)
Dutch [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Orion m
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Finnish [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Orion
Declension [edit]
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Declension of Orion (type risti)
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Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek Ώρίων (Ōriōn).
Proper noun [edit]
Ōrīōn (genitive Ōrīōnis); m, third declension
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