Andromeda
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Andromeda, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda, “ruler of men”).
Proper noun edit
Andromeda 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 edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed 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.
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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.
Meronyms edit
Derived terms edit
- (constellation): And (abbreviated form), Andromedae (Latin genitive form)
Translations edit
mythical daughter of Cepheus
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constellation
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spiral galaxy
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See also edit
Further 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 edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Andromeda, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Andromeda f
Derived terms edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Andromeda, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda).
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Andromeda
Declension edit
| Inflection 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 | — | ||
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| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδη (Andromédē).
Proper noun edit
Andromeda m
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /anˈdro.me.da/, [än̪ˈd̪rɔmɛd̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /anˈdro.me.da/, [än̪ˈd̪rɔːmed̪ä]
Proper noun edit
Andromeda f sg (genitive Andromedae); first declension
- (Greek mythology) Andromeda (a daughter of the Ethiopian king Cepheus and Cassiopeia)
- (New Latin, astronomy) Andromeda (constellation)
- Synonym: Mulier Catēnāta
- (New Latin, astronomy) Andromeda (galaxy)
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Andromeda |
| Genitive | Andromedae |
| Dative | Andromedae |
| Accusative | Andromedam |
| Ablative | Andromedā |
| Vocative | Andromeda |
Portuguese edit
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Andromeda f
Serbo-Croatian edit
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Proper noun edit
Andròmeda f (Cyrillic spelling Андро̀меда)