Nemesis
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Νέμεσις (Némesis, “Nemesis, goddess of retribution”).
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Nemesis
- (Greek mythology) The goddess of divine retribution.
- Coordinate term: Invidia
- (astronomy) 128 Nemesis, a main belt asteroid.
- (astronomy) A hypothetical star postulated to be orbiting the Sun to explain a perceived cycle of mass extinctions in the geological record.
Translations edit
Greek goddess of retribution
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Further reading edit
- Nemesis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- 128 Nemesis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Nemesis (hypothetical star) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Nemesis f (genitive Nemesis)
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Νέμεσις (Némesis).
Proper noun edit
Nemesis f sg (genitive Nemesis or Nemeseōs); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Nemesis |
Genitive | Nemesis Nemeseōs |
Dative | Nemesī |
Accusative | Nemesin Nemesim |
Ablative | Nemesī |
Vocative | Nemesis |