Neptunus

See also: Neptúnus

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Neptunus.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Neptu‧nus

Proper noun

Neptunus

1. (astronomy) Neptune
2. (Roman mythology) Neptune

See also

• (planete van die Sonnestelsel) planete van die Sonnestelsel; Mercurius, Venus, Aarde, Mars, Jupiter, Saturnus, Uranus, Neptunus

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin Neptūnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛpˈtynʏs/

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Proper noun

Neptunus n

1. Neptune, the eighth planet of our solar system
2. Neptune, the Roman sea god

See also

• Poseidon

Estonian

Proper noun

Neptunus

1. Neptune (god)

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Neptūnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneptunus/, [ˈne̞pt̪unus̠]
• Rhymes: -eptunus
• Syllabification^(key): Nep‧tu‧nus

Proper noun

Neptunus

1. (Roman mythology) Neptune
2. (astronomy) Neptune

See also

Solar System in Finnish · Aurinkokunta (layout · text)
Star	Aurinko
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Merkurius	Venus	Maa (Tellus)	Mars	Ceres	Jupiter	Saturnus	Uranus	Neptunus	Pluto	Eris
Notable moons	—	—	Kuu	Phobos Deimos	—	Io Europa Ganymedes Kallisto	Mimas Enceladus Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Japetus	Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon	Triton	Kharon	Dysnomia

Latin

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Italic *neptūnos, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud, moisture, mist”), but this is disputed; see Neptune.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /nepˈtuː.nus/, [nɛpˈt̪uːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /nepˈtu.nus/, [nepˈt̪uːnus]

Proper noun

Neptūnus m (genitive Neptūnī); second declension

1. (Roman mythology) Neptune (god of the sea)
2. (New Latin, astronomy) Neptune (planet)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Neptūnus	Neptūnī
Genitive	Neptūnī	Neptūnōrum
Dative	Neptūnō	Neptūnīs
Accusative	Neptūnum	Neptūnōs
Ablative	Neptūnō	Neptūnīs
Vocative	Neptūne	Neptūnī

Descendants

Inherited

• Old French: netun (“marine monster”), nuiton (alteration through confusion with nuit, "night")
  • Middle French: luiton (alteration through confusion with luire, "to glow")
    • French: lutin (alteration of luiton), nuton (regional, Ardennes françaises), luiton (regional, Dauphiné)
  • Walloon: nûton

Borrowings

• → Catalan: Neptú
• → French: Neptune
• → Galician: Neptuno
• → Italian: Nettuno
• → Portuguese: Neptuno
• → Romanian: Neptun
• → Spanish: Neptuno

References

• “Neptunus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Neptunus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Neptunus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• Neptune

Etymology

From Latin Neptūnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛpˈtiu̯nus/

Proper noun

Neptunus

1. (mythology) The Roman god governing the sea; Neptune.

Usage notes

The planet known as Neptune was yet undiscovered during the span of time inhabited by Middle English; therefore no planetary sense belonged to the word.

Descendants

• English: Neptune

References

• “Neptunus, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 15 June 2018.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛpˈtʉːnɵs/

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Proper noun

Neptunus c (genitive Neptunus)

1. Neptune (planet)
2. Neptune (Roman god)

West Frisian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛpˈtynəs/

Noun

Neptunus c (no plural)

1. Neptune (planet)
2. Neptune (god)

Further reading

• “Neptunus”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011