Demeter
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”).
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈmiːtə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /dəˈmiːtəɹ/, (nonstandard) /ˈdɛmɪtəɹ/
Proper noun
editDemeter
- (Greek mythology) The goddess of the fertility of the Earth and harvests, protector of marriage and social order; daughter of Cronos and Rhea, mother to Persephone.
- Coordinate term: (Roman counterpart) Ceres
- (astronomy) 1108 Demeter, a main belt asteroid.
Translations
editGreek goddess of the harvest
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See also
edit- (Greek mythology Olympian gods) god; Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hades, Hephaestus, Hera, Hestia, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus
Further reading
edit- Demeter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “Demeter”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “Demeter”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- "Demeter" in Charles Harrington Elster's Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations, p. 137.
Anagrams
editCzech
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editDemeter f (related adjective Demeteřin)
Declension
editFurther reading
edit- “Demeter”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
Hungarian
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editDemeter
- a male given name, equivalent to English Demetrius
Declension
editInflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Demeter | Demeterek |
accusative | Demetert | Demetereket |
dative | Demeternek | Demetereknek |
instrumental | Demeterrel | Demeterekkel |
causal-final | Demeterért | Demeterekért |
translative | Demeterré | Demeterekké |
terminative | Demeterig | Demeterekig |
essive-formal | Demeterként | Demeterekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Demeterben | Demeterekben |
superessive | Demeteren | Demetereken |
adessive | Demeternél | Demetereknél |
illative | Demeterbe | Demeterekbe |
sublative | Demeterre | Demeterekre |
allative | Demeterhez | Demeterekhez |
elative | Demeterből | Demeterekből |
delative | Demeterről | Demeterekről |
ablative | Demetertől | Demeterektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Demeteré | Demetereké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Demeteréi | Demeterekéi |
Possessive forms of Demeter | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Demeterem | Demeterjeim |
2nd person sing. | Demetered | Demeterjeid |
3rd person sing. | Demeterje | Demeterjei |
1st person plural | Demeterünk | Demeterjeink |
2nd person plural | Demeteretek | Demeterjeitek |
3rd person plural | Demeterjük | Demeterjeik |
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /deːˈmeː.teːr/, [d̪eːˈmeːt̪eːr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈme.ter/, [d̪eˈmɛːt̪er]
Noun
editDēmētēr f
Declension
editThird-declension noun, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Dēmētēr |
genitive | Dēmētros |
dative | Dēmētri |
accusative | Dēmētra |
ablative | Dēmētre |
vocative | Dēmēter |
See also
editPolish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin Demeter.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editDemeter f (indeclinable)
- (Greek mythology) Demeter (goddess of the fertility of the Earth and harvests, protector of marriage and social order; daughter of Cronos and Rhea, mother to Persephone)
- (astronomy) 1108 Demeter (main belt asteroid)
Further reading
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Hungarian Demeter.
Proper noun
editDemeter m (genitive/dative lui Demeter)
- a surname from Hungarian
References
edit- Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names][1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică
Slovak
editEtymology
editDerived from Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editDemeter m pers (genitive singular Demetra, nominative plural Demetrovia, declension pattern of chlap)
- a male given name
- a surname
Declension
editDeclension of Demeter
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Demeter”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
Swedish
editEtymology
editUltimately from Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr).
Proper noun
editDemeter c (genitive Demeters)
See also
editTurkish
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr)
Proper noun
editDemeter
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