Andromeda
TranslingualEdit
A comparison of the mythological Andromeda to a small plant (Andromeda polifolia) from which its name would be derived, by Carl Linnaeus, 1732.
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin Andromeda, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda, “ruler of men”)
Proper nounEdit
Andromeda f
- Pieris.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – bog rosemary.
HypernymsEdit
- (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
HyponymsEdit
- (genus in Ericaceae): Andromeda polifolia - type species; Andromeda glaucophylla - other species
ReferencesEdit
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
EnglishEdit
The Andromeda galaxy in infrared light.
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin Andromeda, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda), Ἀνδρομέδη (Andromédē).
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PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Andromeda
- (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.
MeronymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- (constellation): And (abbreviated form), Andromedae (Latin genitive form)
TranslationsEdit
mythical daughter of Cepheus
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constellation
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spiral galaxy
See alsoEdit
Further readingEdit
- Andromeda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Andromeda on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Andromeda (constellation) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Andromeda Galaxy on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin Andromeda, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Andromeda f
Derived termsEdit
FinnishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Andromeda
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of Andromeda (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Andromedatta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Andromeda (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Andromedani | Andromedamme |
| 2nd person | Andromedasi | Andromedanne |
| 3rd person | Andromedansa | |
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδη (Andromédē).
Proper nounEdit
Andromeda m
LatinEdit
Perseus and Andromeda, fresco, 1st century C.E..
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda).
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /anˈdro.me.da/, [an̪ˈd̪ɾɔ.mɛ.d̪a]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /anˈdro.me.da/, [an̪ˈd̪rɔː.mɛ.d̪a]
- (ablative case): (Classical) IPA(key): /anˈdro.me.daː/, [an̪ˈd̪ɾɔ.mɛ.d̪aː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /anˈdro.me.da/, [an̪ˈd̪rɔː.mɛ.d̪a]
Proper nounEdit
Andromeda f sg (genitive Andromedae); first declension
- (Greek mythology) Andromeda (a daughter of the Ethiopian king Cepheus and Cassiopeia)
DeclensionEdit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Andromeda |
| Genitive | Andromedae |
| Dative | Andromedae |
| Accusative | Andromedam |
| Ablative | Andromedā |
| Vocative | Andromeda |
PortugueseEdit
Proper nounEdit
Andromeda f
- Archaic spelling of Andrômeda.
Serbo-CroatianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Andròmeda f (Cyrillic spelling Андро̀меда)