Rhea

See also: rhea and Rhéa

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa), the mother of Zeus in Greek mythology. Coined by French zoologist and natural philosopher Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760.

Proper noun

Rhea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rheidae – rheas.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Paleognathae – infraclass; Rheiformes – order; Rheidae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Rhea americana – type species; Rhea pennata – other species

References

• Rhea (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rhea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Rhea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹiː.ə/, /ˈɹeɪə/
• Rhymes: -iːə, -eɪə

Proper noun

Rhea

1. (Greek mythology) A Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus.
2. (astronomy) Saturn V, one of the moons of Saturn.
3. (astronomy) The asteroid 577 Rhea.
4. A female given name from Ancient Greek in occasional use.

Derived terms

• Rheic
• Rhean

Translations

goddess

• Armenian: Հռեա (hy) (Hṙea)
• Bulgarian: Рея f (Reja)
• Cherokee: ᎴᎠ (lea)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 蕾亞 / 蕾亚 (leoi⁵ aa³, leoi⁴ aa³)

  Mandarin: 瑞亞 / 瑞亚 (zh) (Ruìyà, Ruìyǎ), 雷亞 / 雷亚 (Léiyà, Léiyǎ)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: Rhea
• French: Rhéa (fr) f
• Georgian: რეა (rea)
• Greek: Ρέα (el) f (Réa)

  Ancient: Ῥέα f (Rhéa)

• Inuktitut: ᕇᐊ (riia)
• Japanese: レア (ja) (Rea)
• Korean: 레아 (ko) (Rea)
• Latvian: Reja f
• Lithuanian: Rėja f
• Polish: Rea (pl) f, Reja f
• Portuguese: Reia (pt) f
• Russian: Ре́я (ru) f (Réja)
• Swahili: Rea

moon

• Bulgarian: Рея f (Reja)
• Cherokee: ᎴᎠ (lea)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 土衛五 / 土卫五 (Tǔwèiwǔ)

• Finnish: Rhea
• French: Rhéa (fr) f
• German: Rhea f
• Greek: Ρέα (el) f (Réa)
• Irish: Rhea f
• Italian: Rea (it) m
• Japanese: レア (ja) (Rea)
• Korean: 레아 (ko) (Rea)
• Polish: Rea (pl) f, Reja f
• Portuguese: Reia (pt)
• Russian: Ре́я (ru) f (Réja)
• Spanish: Rea (es)

asteroid

• Bulgarian: Рея f (Reja)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 母神星 (Mǔshénxīng)

• Finnish: Rhea
• Japanese: レア (ja) (Rea)
• Korean: 레아 (ko) (Rea)

Etymology 2

Variant of Rea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ
• Homophones: Rae, ray, Ray, re (one pronunciation), Re, Rea

Proper noun

Rhea

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Rhea's Mill Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States.

Derived terms

• Rhea County
• Rhea's Mill

Anagrams

• Ahre, Hare, Hera, RHAe, Rahe, hare, hear, hera

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Rhea, from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa).

Noun

Rhea

1. a female given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek]
   • 2023 — Bustamante, Arnold Y., Suspek Mihimakak nga Misugo sa Pagbaligya sa CP ni Rhea Mae (01 August), SuperBalita

     Ang usa sa duha nga gitumbok nga gituohang responsabli sa kamatayon ni Rhea Mae Tocmo, 19, hugtanong mihimakak nga siyay nagsugo nga ipabaligya ang cellphone sa biktima.

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2. (Greek mythology) a Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus
3. (astronomy) one of the moons of Saturn

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa).

Proper noun

Rhea

1. (Greek mythology) Rhea

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English Rhea, from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r̥e.a/

Proper noun

Rhea m

1. (Greek mythology) Rhea (a titan)
2. (astronomy) Rhea (a moon of Saturn)

See also

Solar System in Welsh · Cysawd yr Haul (layout · text)
Star	yr Haul
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Mercher	Gwener	y Ddaear	Mawrth	Ceres	Iau	Sadwrn	Wranws	Neifion	Plwton	Eris
Notable moons	—	—	y Lleuad	Phobos Deimos	—	Io Ewropa Ganymede Callisto	Mimas Enceladws Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetws	Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon	Triton	Charon	Dysnomia

Mutation

Mutated forms of Rhea

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Rhea	Rea	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.