Melpomene

See also: Melpomené and melpomene

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελπομένη (Melpoménē).

Proper noun

Melpomene f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Polypodiaceae – certain ferns.

   Synonym: Grammitis sect. Cryprosorus

2. A taxonomic genus within the family Agelenidae – certain spiders.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Polypodiaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Polypodiophytina – subphylum; Polypodiopsida – class; Polypodiidae – subclass; Polypodiales – order; Polypodiaceae – family
• (genus in Agelenidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Araneae – order; Opisthothelae – suborder; Araneomorphae – infraorder; Agelenoidea – superfamily; Agelenidae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus in Polypodiaceae): Melpomene moniliformis - type species
• (genus in Agelenidae): Melpomene elegans - type species

References

plant

• Melpomene (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Melpomene (Plantae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Polypodiaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Melpomene at Tropicos

spider

• Melpomene (spider) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Melpomene on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Agelenidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Melpomene astronomical symbol

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελπομένη (Melpoménē), from μέλπω (mélpō, “to sing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛlˈpɒ.mɪ.ni/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Melpomene

1. (Greek mythology) The Muse of tragedy
2. (astronomy) 18 Melpomene, an asteroid.
3. (theater, eponym) The tragedy mask.
4. (theater, eponym) Buskins, as a symbol of tragedy.

Derived terms

• melpomenish
• Melpomenean
• Thalia and Melpomene

Translations

Muse of tragedy

• Armenian: Մելպոմենե (hy) (Melpomene)
• Danish: Melpomene
• Georgian: მელპომენე (melṗomene)
• Greek:

  Ancient: Μελπομένη f (Melpoménē)

• Greenlandic: Melpomene
• Hungarian: Melpomené (hu)
• Icelandic: Melpómena f
• Inuktitut: ᒥᓪᐳᒥᓂ (milpomini)
• Portuguese: Melpómene f, Melpômene f, Melpomene f
• Russian: Мельпоме́на (ru) f (Melʹpoména)
• Spanish: Melpómene f

asteroid

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 司曲星 (Sīqǔxīng)

• Italian: Melpomene f
• Russian: Мельпоме́на (ru) f (Melʹpoména)

See also

• (Greek mythology Muses) Muse; Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Urania

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελπομένη (Melpoménē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /melˈpɔ.me.ne/
• Rhymes: -ɔmene
• Hyphenation: Mel‧pò‧me‧ne

Proper noun

Melpomene f

1. (Greek mythology) Melpomene

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Melpómene (Portugal)
• Melpômene (Brazil)

Proper noun

Melpomene f

1. (Greek mythology) Melpomene (Muse of tragedy)

Turkish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μελπομένη (Melpoménē).

Proper noun

Melpomene

1. (Greek mythology) Melpomene