Tellus

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin tellus (Earth, globe, world), from Proto-Italic *telnos, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *telnos ~ *telnes-, from *telh₂- (flat ground), but reshaped after rūs. Otherwise, could derive from Etruscan 𐌕𐌖𐌋𐌀𐌓 (tular, earth).

Proper noun

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Tellus

  1. (Roman mythology) The goddess of the Earth in Roman mythology.
    Synonym: Terra
    • 1687, John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, page 37:
      Perhaps the Custome of the Beggars, throwing the remainder of drinke out of the Dish on the Ground, may be derived from an Ethnick sacrifice to Tellus.
    • 1992, Robert Harris, Fatherland, London: Hutchinson, →ISBN, page 27:
      Now they could see what the guide was telling them: that the pillars supporting the frontage were of red granite, mined in Sweden, flanked at either end by golden statues of Atlas and Tellus, bearing on their shoulders spheres depicting the heavens and the earth.
  2. (literary, now chiefly science fiction) The planet Earth.
    Synonyms: Terra, Sol III
    • 1958, Edward E[lmer] Smith, The Skylark of Space, revised edition, Pyramid Books, page 121:
      "Greetings, oh guests from Tellus! I feel more like myself, now that I am again in my trappings and have my weapons at my side." He attached a timepiece to the wrist of each of the guests, with a bracelet of the blue metal. "Will you accompany me to fourth-meal or aren't you hungry?"

Derived terms

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References

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Further reading

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Tellūs.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtelːus/, [ˈt̪e̞lːus̠]
  • Rhymes: -elːus
  • Syllabification(key): Tel‧lus

Proper noun

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Tellus

  1. (astronomy) the planet Earth
    Synonyms: Maa, maapallo

Declension

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Inflection of Tellus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative Tellus
genitive Telluksen
partitive Tellusta
illative Tellukseen
singular plural
nominative Tellus
accusative nom. Tellus
gen. Telluksen
genitive Telluksen
partitive Tellusta
inessive Telluksessa
elative Telluksesta
illative Tellukseen
adessive Telluksella
ablative Tellukselta
allative Tellukselle
essive Telluksena
translative Tellukseksi
abessive Telluksetta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Tellus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Tellukseni
accusative nom. Tellukseni
gen. Tellukseni
genitive Tellukseni
partitive Tellustani
inessive Telluksessani
elative Telluksestani
illative Tellukseeni
adessive Telluksellani
ablative Tellukseltani
allative Tellukselleni
essive Telluksenani
translative Telluksekseni
abessive Telluksettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Telluksesi
accusative nom. Telluksesi
gen. Telluksesi
genitive Telluksesi
partitive Tellustasi
inessive Telluksessasi
elative Telluksestasi
illative Tellukseesi
adessive Telluksellasi
ablative Tellukseltasi
allative Telluksellesi
essive Telluksenasi
translative Tellukseksesi
abessive Telluksettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Telluksemme
accusative nom. Telluksemme
gen. Telluksemme
genitive Telluksemme
partitive Tellustamme
inessive Telluksessamme
elative Telluksestamme
illative Tellukseemme
adessive Telluksellamme
ablative Tellukseltamme
allative Telluksellemme
essive Telluksenamme
translative Tellukseksemme
abessive Telluksettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Telluksenne
accusative nom. Telluksenne
gen. Telluksenne
genitive Telluksenne
partitive Tellustanne
inessive Telluksessanne
elative Telluksestanne
illative Tellukseenne
adessive Telluksellanne
ablative Tellukseltanne
allative Telluksellenne
essive Telluksenanne
translative Tellukseksenne
abessive Telluksettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Telluksensa
accusative nom. Telluksensa
gen. Telluksensa
genitive Telluksensa
partitive Tellustaan
Tellustansa
inessive Telluksessaan
Telluksessansa
elative Telluksestaan
Telluksestansa
illative Tellukseensa
adessive Telluksellaan
Telluksellansa
ablative Tellukseltaan
Tellukseltansa
allative Tellukselleen
Telluksellensa
essive Telluksenaan
Telluksenansa
translative Telluksekseen
Tellukseksensa
abessive Telluksettaan
Telluksettansa
instructive
comitative

See also

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Solar System in Finnish · Aurinkokunta (layout · text)
Star Aurinko
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets
Merkurius Venus Maa (Tellus) Mars Ceres Jupiter Saturnus Uranus Neptunus Pluto Eris
Notable
moons
Kuu Phobos
Deimos
Io
Europa
Ganymedes
Kallisto
Mimas
Enceladus
Tethys
Dione
Rhea
Titan
Japetus

Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Titania
Oberon
Triton Kharon Dysnomia

Latin

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Etymology

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A personification of tellūs; see there for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Tellūs f sg (genitive Tellūris); third declension

  1. Earth
  2. An ancient goddess of the Earth

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Tellūs
Genitive Tellūris
Dative Tellūrī
Accusative Tellūrem
Ablative Tellūre
Vocative Tellūs

Descendants

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  • English: Tellurian, tellurian, tellurium, telluric

Norwegian

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Etymology

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From Latin Tellus.

Proper noun

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Tellus

  1. Earth
  2. An ancient goddess of the Earth

References

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  • “Tellus” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.