Eridanus
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Eridanus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Ἠριδανός (Ēridanós).
Proper noun
Eridanus
- (astronomy) A large winter constellation of the northern sky. It lies near Orion and Cetus.
- (Greek mythology) A mythical river of northern Europe, rich in amber.
Derived terms
Translations
constellation
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Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Proper noun
Eridanus m
Finnish
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἠριδανός (Ēridanós), likely via Latin Ēridanus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Eridanus
Declension
Inflection of Eridanus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
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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. |
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠρῐδᾰνός (Ēridanós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /eːˈri.da.nus/, [eːˈrɪd̪änʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈri.da.nus/, [eˈriːd̪änus]
Proper noun
Ēridanus m sg (genitive Ēridanī); second declension
- (mythology and poetry) Synonym of Padus (“the River Po”)
- (astronomy) Eridanus (constellation lying between Orion and Cetus)
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Ēridanus |
Genitive | Ēridanī |
Dative | Ēridanō |
Accusative | Ēridanum |
Ablative | Ēridanō |
Vocative | Ēridane |
Locative | Ēridanī |
Descendants
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
Etymology
Proper noun
Eridanus ?
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