Eridanus

English

Alternative forms

• Eridanos

Etymology

From Latin Eridanus, from Ancient Greek Ἠριδανός (Ēridanós).

Proper noun

Eridanus

1. (astronomy) A large winter constellation of the northern sky. It lies near Orion and Cetus.
2. (Greek mythology) A mythical river of northern Europe, rich in amber.

Derived terms

• Eridani

Translations

constellation

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 波江座 (bo¹ gong¹ zo⁶)

  Mandarin: 波江座 (zh) (Bōjiāngzuò)

• Finnish: Eridanus (fi)
• French: Éridan (fr)
• Galician: Eridano (gl)
• German: Eridanus
• Greek: Ηριδανός (el) m (Iridanós)

  Ancient: Ἠριδανός m (Ēridanós)

• Irish: an Abhainn f
• Japanese: エリダヌス座 (ja) (Eridanusu-za)
• Kazakh: Эридан (Éridan)
• Malay: Sungai (ms)
• Polish: Erydan (pl) m
• Russian: Эридан (ru) (Eridan)
• Spanish: Eridanus
• Tagalog: Ilog
• Turkish: Eridanus, Irmak (tr)

Anagrams

• denarius, unireads, unraised

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌeː.riˈdaː.nʏs/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Eri‧da‧nus

Proper noun

Eridanus m

1. (Greek mythology) Eridanus (mythical river)
2. (astronomy) Eridanus

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἠριδανός (Ēridanós), likely via Latin Ēridanus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeridɑnus/, [ˈe̞riˌdɑ̝nus̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑnus
• Syllabification^(key): E‧ri‧da‧nus

Proper noun

Eridanus

1. (Greek mythology) The Eridanus river.
2. (astronomy) The constellation Eridanus.

Declension

Inflection of Eridanus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		Eridanus	—
genitive		Eridanuksen	—
partitive		Eridanusta	—
illative		Eridanukseen	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Eridanus	—
accusative	nom.	Eridanus	—
	gen.	Eridanuksen
genitive		Eridanuksen	—
partitive		Eridanusta	—
inessive		Eridanuksessa	—
elative		Eridanuksesta	—
illative		Eridanukseen	—
adessive		Eridanuksella	—
ablative		Eridanukselta	—
allative		Eridanukselle	—
essive		Eridanuksena	—
translative		Eridanukseksi	—
abessive		Eridanuksetta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Eridanus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Eridanukseni — accusative nom. Eridanukseni — gen. Eridanukseni genitive Eridanukseni — partitive Eridanustani — inessive Eridanuksessani — elative Eridanuksestani — illative Eridanukseeni — adessive Eridanuksellani — ablative Eridanukseltani — allative Eridanukselleni — essive Eridanuksenani — translative Eridanuksekseni — abessive Eridanuksettani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Eridanuksesi — accusative nom. Eridanuksesi — gen. Eridanuksesi genitive Eridanuksesi — partitive Eridanustasi — inessive Eridanuksessasi — elative Eridanuksestasi — illative Eridanukseesi — adessive Eridanuksellasi — ablative Eridanukseltasi — allative Eridanuksellesi — essive Eridanuksenasi — translative Eridanukseksesi — abessive Eridanuksettasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Eridanuksemme — accusative nom. Eridanuksemme — gen. Eridanuksemme genitive Eridanuksemme — partitive Eridanustamme — inessive Eridanuksessamme — elative Eridanuksestamme — illative Eridanukseemme — adessive Eridanuksellamme — ablative Eridanukseltamme — allative Eridanuksellemme — essive Eridanuksenamme — translative Eridanukseksemme — abessive Eridanuksettamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Eridanuksenne — accusative nom. Eridanuksenne — gen. Eridanuksenne genitive Eridanuksenne — partitive Eridanustanne — inessive Eridanuksessanne — elative Eridanuksestanne — illative Eridanukseenne — adessive Eridanuksellanne — ablative Eridanukseltanne — allative Eridanuksellenne — essive Eridanuksenanne — translative Eridanukseksenne — abessive Eridanuksettanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Eridanuksensa — accusative nom. Eridanuksensa — gen. Eridanuksensa genitive Eridanuksensa — partitive Eridanustaan Eridanustansa — inessive Eridanuksessaan Eridanuksessansa — elative Eridanuksestaan Eridanuksestansa — illative Eridanukseensa — adessive Eridanuksellaan Eridanuksellansa — ablative Eridanukseltaan Eridanukseltansa — allative Eridanukselleen Eridanuksellensa — essive Eridanuksenaan Eridanuksenansa — translative Eridanuksekseen Eridanukseksensa — abessive Eridanuksettaan Eridanuksettansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠρῐδᾰνός (Ēridanós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /eːˈri.da.nus/, [eːˈrɪd̪änʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈri.da.nus/, [eˈriːd̪änus]

Proper noun

Ēridanus m sg (genitive Ēridanī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology and poetry) Synonym of Padus (“the River Po”)
2. (astronomy) Eridanus (constellation lying between Orion and Cetus)

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ēridanus
Genitive	Ēridanī
Dative	Ēridanō
Accusative	Ēridanum
Ablative	Ēridanō
Vocative	Ēridane
Locative	Ēridanī

Descendants

• ?Dutch: Eridanus
• English: Eridanus
• ?Finnish: Eridanus
• ?French: Éridan
• ?Galician: Eridano
• ?German: Eridanus
• Italian: Eridano
• ?Japanese: エリダヌス座 (Eridanusu-za)
• ?Polish: Erydan
• ?Russian: Эридан (Eridan)
• ?Spanish: Eridanus
• ?Turkish: Eridanus

References

• “Ērĭdănus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Erĭdănus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 598/3.
• “Ēridanus” on page 616/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Spanish

Proper noun

Eridanus ?

1. (astronomy) Eridanus (constellation)