Enceladus

English

Etymology

From Latin Enceladus, from Ancient Greek Ἐγκέλαδος (Enkélados).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnˈsɛlədəs/

Proper noun

Enceladus

1. (Greek mythology) A giant in Greek mythology.
2. (astronomy) A moon of Saturn.

Derived terms

• Enceladan
• Enceladean
• Gaia-Enceladus

Translations

mythology

• French: Encelade (fr) m
• Greek: Εγκέλαδος (el) m (Egkélados)

  Ancient: Ἐγκέλαδος m (Enkélados)

• Russian: Энцела́д (ru) m (Encelád)
• Spanish: Encélado (es)

moon of Saturn

• Arabic: إِنْسِيلَادُوس (ʔinsīlādūs)
• Armenian: Էնցելադ (Ēncʻelad)
• Asturian: Encéladu m
• Belarusian: Энцэла́д m (Encelád)
• Bulgarian: Енцела́д m (Encelád)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 土衛二 / 土卫二 (Tǔwèi'èr)

• Esperanto: Encelado
• French: Encelade (fr) m
• Georgian: ენცელადი (enceladi)
• German: Enceladus (de) m
• Greek: Εγκέλαδος (el) m (Egkélados)
• Hindi: ऍनसॅलाडस (ĕnsĕlāḍas)
• Italian: Encelado m
• Japanese: エンケラドゥス (ja) (Enkeradusu), エンケラドス (Enkeradosu), エンセラダス (Enseradasu)
• Korean: 엔셀라두스 (Enselladuseu)
• Mongolian: Энселадус (Enseladus)
• Persian: انسلادوس (fa) (enselâdus)
• Polish: Enceladus (pl) m
• Portuguese: Encélado m
• Russian: Энцела́д (ru) m (Encelád)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Енцелад m

  Roman: Encelad m

• Spanish: Encélado (es)
• Turkish: Enseladus
• Ukrainian: Енцела́д m (Encelád)

Further reading

• “Enceladus”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• Enceladus at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
• “Enceladus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Enceladus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Enceladus” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2025.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἐγκέλαδος (Enkélados).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛn.t͡sɛˈla.dus/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -adus
• Syllabification: En‧ce‧la‧dus

Proper noun

Enceladus m pers

1. (astronomy) Enceladus (moon of Saturn)

Declension

Declension of Enceladus

	singular	plural
nominative	Enceladus	Enceladusi/Enceladusy (deprecative)
genitive	Enceladusa	Enceladusów
dative	Enceladusowi	Enceladusom
accusative	Enceladusa	Enceladusów
instrumental	Enceladusem	Enceladusami
locative	Enceladusie	Enceladusach
vocative	Enceladusie	Enceladusi

See also

Solar System in Polish · Układ Słoneczny (layout · text)
Star	Słońce
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Merkury	Wenus	Ziemia	Mars	Ceres	Jowisz	Saturn	Uran	Neptun	Pluton	—
Notable moons	—	—	Księżyc	Fobos Deimos	—	Io Europa Ganimedes Kallisto	Mimas Enceladus Tetyda Dione Rea Tytan Japet	Miranda Ariel Umbriel Tytania Oberon	Tryton	Charon	—

Further reading

• Enceladus in PWN's encyclopedia