Andromeda
Translingual
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin Andromeda, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda, “ruler of men”).
Proper noun
editAndromeda f
- Pieris.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – bog rosemary.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus in Ericaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids – clades; Ericales – order; Ericaceae – family; Vaccinioideae - subfamily; Andromedeae - tribe
Hyponyms
edit- (genus in Ericaceae): Andromeda polifolia - type species; Andromeda glaucophylla - other species
References
edit- Pieris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Andromeda polifolia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pieris (Ericaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Andromeda on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Andromeda on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Andromeda at USDA Plants database
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin Andromeda, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda), Ἀνδρομέδη (Andromédē).
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAndromeda
- (Greek mythology) The daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, king and queen of Eritrea, rescued from her sacrifice to the sea monster Cetus by Perseus, who married her; mother of Perses, ancient king of Persia.
- (astronomy) A constellation of the northern sky representing the "chained woman" Andromeda in Greek mythology, which is surrounded by the constellations of Cassiopeia, Perseus, and Pegasus, among others.
- (astronomy) The nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, located within the Andromeda constellation (see Andromeda Galaxy); M31.
- 2018 July 23, Hannah Devlin, “Discovered: Milky Way's long-lost galactic sibling”, in The Guardian:
- The Milky Way once had a massive galactic sibling that was shredded and consumed by our closest neighbour, Andromeda, scientists have discovered.
- 2008, Roger Reid, Space (novel), Montgomery, AL: Junebug Books, page 41:
- Andromeda is a large, spiral galaxy like the Milky Way. It's between two and three million light years away. On a clear night in a dark place, you can see Andromeda with the naked eye.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Andromeda.
Meronyms
editDerived terms
edit- (constellation): And (abbreviated form), Andromedae (Latin genitive form), Andromedid
Translations
editmythical daughter of Cepheus
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constellation
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spiral galaxy
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See also
editFurther reading
edit- Andromeda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Category:Andromeda on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Category:Andromeda (constellation) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Category:Andromeda Galaxy on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Dutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin Andromeda, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAndromeda f
Derived terms
editFinnish
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Andromeda, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAndromeda
Declension
editInflection of Andromeda (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Andromeda | — | |
genitive | Andromedan | — | |
partitive | Andromedaa | — | |
illative | Andromedaan | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Andromeda | — | |
accusative | nom. | Andromeda | — |
gen. | Andromedan | ||
genitive | Andromedan | — | |
partitive | Andromedaa | — | |
inessive | Andromedassa | — | |
elative | Andromedasta | — | |
illative | Andromedaan | — | |
adessive | Andromedalla | — | |
ablative | Andromedalta | — | |
allative | Andromedalle | — | |
essive | Andromedana | — | |
translative | Andromedaksi | — | |
abessive | Andromedatta | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Italian
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδη (Andromédē).
Proper noun
editAndromeda m
Anagrams
editLatin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /anˈdro.me.da/, [än̪ˈd̪rɔmɛd̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /anˈdro.me.da/, [än̪ˈd̪rɔːmed̪ä]
Proper noun
editAndromeda f sg (genitive Andromedae); first declension
- (Greek mythology) Andromeda (a daughter of Ethiopian king Cepheus and Cassiopeia)
- (New Latin, astronomy) the constellation Andromeda
- Synonym: Mulier Catēnāta
- (New Latin, astronomy) the Andromeda Galaxy
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Andromeda |
genitive | Andromedae |
dative | Andromedae |
accusative | Andromedam |
ablative | Andromedā |
vocative | Andromeda |
Portuguese
editProper noun
editAndromeda f
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Andrômeda / Andrómeda.
Serbo-Croatian
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editAndròmeda f (Cyrillic spelling Андро̀меда)
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