galaxias

See also: galáxias and Galaxias

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

galaxias

1. Any of the fish of the genus Galaxias.

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Latin

Alternative forms

• galaxia, Galaxia (not classical)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlak.si.aːs/, [ɡäˈɫ̪äks̠iäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlak.si.as/, [ɡäˈläksiäs]

Proper noun

galaxias

1. Alternative form of Galaxias; the Galaxy, the Milky Way

Synonyms

• Via Lactea

 

Noun

galaxiās m (genitive galaxiae); first declension

1. (astronomy) a galaxy
2. milkstone

Declension

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

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	galaxiās	galaxiae
Genitive	galaxiae	galaxiārum
Dative	galaxiae	galaxiīs
Accusative	galaxiān	galaxiās
Ablative	galaxiā	galaxiīs
Vocative	galaxiā	galaxiae

Related terms

• galacticus

 

References

• “galaxias”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• galaxias in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Spanish

Noun

galaxias f pl

1. plural of galaxia