Merkur

See also: merkur, Merkúr, and Merkür

English

Proper noun

Merkur

1. A defunct automobile brand produced by the Ford Motor Company in the late 1980s.
2. The western name given to the Russian VA spacecraft.

Anagrams

• murker

Czech

17th-century sculpture of the Roman god Mercury by Artus Quellinus

Planet Mercury

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛrkur]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Mer‧kur

Proper noun

Merkur m anim (relational adjective Merkurův)

1. (Roman mythology) Mercury (Roman god)

Declension

Declension of Merkur (sg-only hard masculine animate)

	singular
nominative	Merkur
genitive	Merkura
dative	Merkurovi, Merkuru
accusative	Merkura
vocative	Merkure
locative	Merkurovi, Merkuru
instrumental	Merkurem

Proper noun

Merkur m inan (relational adjective merkurský, demonym Merkuřan)

2. (astronomy) Mercury, the first planet in the Solar System

Declension

Declension of Merkur (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)

	singular
nominative	Merkur
genitive	Merkura, Merkuru
dative	Merkuru
accusative	Merkur
vocative	Merkure
locative	Merkuru
instrumental	Merkurem

See also

Solar System in Czech · sluneční soustava (layout · text)
Star	Slunce
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Merkur	Venuše	Země	Mars	Ceres	Jupiter	Saturn	Uran	Neptun	Pluto	Eris
Notable moons	—	—	Měsíc	Phobos/Fobos Deimos	—	Io Europa Ganymed Callisto	Mimas Enceladus Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetus	Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon	Triton	Charon	Dysnomia

Further reading

• Merkur (mytologie) on the Czech Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^cs
• Merkur (planeta) on the Czech Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^cs
• “Merkur”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Merkur”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

From Latin Mercurius.

Proper noun

Merkur (genitive Merkurs)

2. Mercury (planet)
4. (Roman mythology) Mercury

See also

• planets of the Solar System: planeter i solsystemet: Merkur · Venus · Jorden~jorden · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptun ^[edit]

Faroese

Proper noun

Merkur m

2. Mercury (planet)

See also

Solar System in Faroese · Sólskipanin (layout · text)
Star	Sólin
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Merkur	Venus	Jørðin	Mars	[Term?]	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptun	Pluto	Eris
Notable moons	—	—	Mánin	Phobos Deimos	—	Io Europa Ganymedes Callisto	[Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] Titan [Term?]	[Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]	Triton	Charon	Dysnomia

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Mercurius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛʁˈkuːɐ̯/

• Audio:

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -uːɐ̯
• Hyphenation: Mer‧kur

Proper noun

Merkur m (proper noun, strong, genitive Merkurs or Merkur)

2. (astronomy) Mercury
4. (Roman mythology) Mercury

Declension

Declension of Merkur [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Merkur
genitive	eines	des	Merkurs, Merkur
dative	einem	dem	Merkur
accusative	einen	den	Merkur

Noun

Merkur n or m (strong, genitive Merkurs, no plural)

1. (alchemy) mercury

   Synonym: (common) Quecksilber

Declension

Declension of Merkur [sg-only, neuter // masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das, der	Merkur
genitive	eines	des	Merkurs
dative	einem	dem	Merkur
accusative	ein, einen	das, den	Merkur

See also

• planets of the Solar System: Planeten des Sonnensystems: Merkur · Venus · Erde · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptun ^[edit]

References

• “Merkur”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Merkur (Planet)” in Duden online
• “Merkur (Römischer Gott)” in Duden online
• “Merkur (Quecksilber)” in Duden online

Latvian

Proper noun

Merkur m

1. vocative singular of Merkurs

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Merkur.

Proper noun

Merkur

2. Mercury (planet)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

See also

• planets of the Solar System: Merkur · Venus · Eana · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptun ^[edit]

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

A color image of Mercury from the MESSENGER spacecraft.

A first-century Roman marble statue of Mercury.

Etymology

Internationalism, based on Latin Mercurius (“Mercury, the Roman god; the planet Mercury”). The Norwegian form is a shortened adaptation of the Latin name, with final -ius omitted. The Latin name itself is of uncertain origin, possibly connected with merx (“merchandise, goods”), or perhaps ultimately from Etruscan and subsequently influenced by Latin merx.

The astronomical sense is named after the Roman deity. The association reflects Mercury's traditional swiftness; the planet moves around the Sun faster than any other planet, completing an orbit in about 88 Earth days.

Compare Danish Merkur, German Merkur, Czech Merkur, Swedish Merkurius, Finnish Merkurius, French Mercure and English Mercury.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹mærˈkʉːr/, [mæɾˈkʉ̀ːɾ]
• Rhymes: -ʉːr
• Hyphenation: Mer‧kur

Proper noun

Merkur

1. (astronomy) Mercury; the innermost and smallest planet in the Solar System, a rocky planet with no natural satellites

   Merkur kan bare sees i kortere perioder fordi planeten ligger så nær Sola på himmelen. ― Mercury can only be seen for short periods because the planet appears so close to the Sun in the sky.

   • 2009 March 17, Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard, “Sirkler seg inn mot Merkur”, in Aftenposten:

     Fordi Merkur er så nær Solen, kan planeten bare sees i kortere perioder fra Jorden.

     Because Mercury is so close to the Sun, the planet can only be seen for short periods from Earth.

2. (Roman mythology) Mercury; the Roman god of commerce, merchants, travellers and communication, identified with the Greek god Hermes and traditionally regarded as the messenger of the gods

   Merkur blir ofte fremstilt med vingesko og en stav omslynget av slanger. ― Mercury is often depicted with winged shoes and a staff entwined by snakes.

   • 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer [Emperor and Galilean], page 298:

     du store vingefodede Merkur

     you great wing-footed Mercury

   • 1985, Sissel Lange-Nielsen, Våren, page 39:

     gudenes sendebud Merkur løp på lette føtter gjennom mange land

     Mercury, the messenger of the gods, ran lightly through many lands

Derived terms

• merkurpassasje (“transit of Mercury”)
• merkurstav (“caduceus; staff of Mercury”)

Descendants

• → Northern Sami: Merkur

See also

Solar System in Norwegian Bokmål · solsystemet (layout · text)
Star	sola ~ solen
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Merkur	Venus	jorda ~ jorden (Tellus)	Mars	Ceres	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptun	Pluto	Eris
Notable moons	—	—	månen	Phobos Deimos	—	Io Europa Ganymedes Callisto	Mimas Enceladus Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetus	Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon	Triton	Charon	Dysnomia

References

• “Merkur”, Store norske leksikon
• “Mercurius”, Store norske leksikon

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Merkur

2. Mercury (planet)
3. (Roman mythology) Mercury

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /měrkuːr/
• Hyphenation: Mer‧kur

Proper noun

Mèrkūr m inan or m anim (Cyrillic spelling Мѐркӯр)

2. (inanimate) Mercury (planet)
3. (animate) Mercury (Roman god)

Declension

inanimate

Declension of Merkur

	singular
nominative	Mèrkūr
genitive	Merkúra
dative	Merkuru
accusative	Merkur
vocative	Merkuru
locative	Merkuru
instrumental	Merkurom

animate

Declension of Merkur

	singular
nominative	Mèrkūr
genitive	Merkúra
dative	Merkuru
accusative	Merkura
vocative	Merkuru
locative	Merkuru
instrumental	Merkurom

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛrkúːr/

Proper noun

Merkȗr m anim

2. Mercury (planet)
3. (Roman mythology) Mercury

Declension

Planet:

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative	Merkúr
genitive	Merkúra
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	Merkúr
genitive (rodȋlnik)	Merkúra
dative (dajȃlnik)	Merkúru
accusative (tožȋlnik)	Merkúr
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	Merkúru
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	Merkúrom

God (or sometimes the planet):

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nominative	Merkúr
genitive	Merkúra
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	Merkúr
genitive (rodȋlnik)	Merkúra
dative (dajȃlnik)	Merkúru
accusative (tožȋlnik)	Merkúra
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	Merkúru
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	Merkúrom

See also

• planets of the Solar System: planéti osónčja: Merkúr · Vénera · Zémlja · Márs · Júpiter · Satúrn · Urán · Neptún ^[edit]