cosmos

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology 1
  - 1.1.1 Pronunciation
  - 1.1.2 Noun
    - 1.1.2.1 Related terms
    - 1.1.2.2 Translations
- 1.2 Etymology 2
  - 1.2.1 Pronunciation
  - 1.2.2 Noun
2 Spanish

English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Ancient Greek κόσμος (kosmos, “world, universe”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(UK) IPA: /ˈkɒz.mɒs/, X-SAMPA: /"kQz.mQs/
(US) IPA: /ˈkɔz.moʊs/

Noun[edit]

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Cosmos

Wikispecies cosmos (countable and uncountable; plural cosmoi or cosmoses)

The universe
An ordered, harmonious whole
Any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously coloured flowers and pinnate leaves

Related terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

the universe

Arabic: كون (ar) (kawn) m, الكون (ar) (al-kawn) m
Bulgarian: вселена (bg) (vselena) f, космос (bg) (kosmos) m
Catalan: cosmos (ca) m
Chinese:

Mandarin: 宇宙 (cmn) (yǔzhòu), 太空 (cmn) (tàikōng)
Dutch: heelal (nl) n
Esperanto: kosmo (eo)
Finnish: maailmankaikkeus (fi), kosmos (fi)
French: cosmos (fr) m
German: Kosmos (de) m
Hungarian: kozmosz (hu)
Icelandic: alheimur (is) m
Ido: kosmo (io)
Italian: cosmo (it) m

Japanese: 宇宙 (ja) (うちゅう, uchū), コスモス (ja) (kosumosu)
Korean: 우주 (ko) (uju) (宇宙 (ko)), 코스모스 (ko) (koseumoseu)
Latvian: kosmoss (lv) m
Norwegian: kosmos (no) n
Persian: کیهان (fa) (keyhân)
Polish: kosmos (pl) m
Portuguese: cosmo (pt) m
Romanian: cosmos (ro) m
Russian: космос (ru) (kósmos) m, вселенная (ru) (vselénnaja) f
Spanish: cosmos (es) m
Swedish: kosmos (sv)
Vietnamese: vũ trụ (vi) (宇宙 (vi))
Volapük: kosmod (vo)
Yiddish: קאָסמאָס (yi) (kosmos) m

an ordered, harmonious whole

German: Kosmos (de) m

herb

Japanese: コスモス (ja) (kosumosu)
Latin: please add this translation if you can

Portuguese: cosmos (pt) m
Spanish: cosmos (es) m

Etymology 2[edit]

Abbreviation of cosmopolitan

Pronunciation[edit]

(US) IPA: /ˈkɔz.moʊz/

Noun[edit]

cosmos

Plural form of cosmo

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek κόσμος (kosmos) "world, universe".

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA: /ˈkos.mos/

Noun[edit]

cosmos m (plural cosmos)

universe
space (area beyond the atmosphere of planets)
cosmos (herbs of the genus Cosmos)

Synonyms[edit]

(universe): mundo, universo
(space): espacio

Related terms[edit]

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