Lunarian

See also: lunarian

English

Etymology

From the stem of Latin lunaris (“of the moon, lunar”) +‎ -ian.

Noun

Lunarian (plural Lunarians)

1. (science fiction) An inhabitant of Earth's Moon (Luna): either an indigenous humanoid one or a human one.

   Synonyms: Lunite, Lunan, Lunarite, Selenite, Moonman, moonman

2. (celestial navigation) A maritime navigator who uses the Moon to determine longitude without the need for an accurate clock.
3. (science fiction fandom) A member of the New York Science Fiction Society.

Hypernyms

• Solarian

Related terms

• lunar, Lunar
• sublunarian

Translations

imaginary inhabitant of the Moon

• Arabic: قَمَرِيّ m (qamariyy), قَمَرِيَّة f (qamariyya)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 月亮人 (yuèliángrén)

• Esperanto: lunano (male or female), lunanino (female)
• French: Lunaire m or f, Sélénite (fr) m, Lunarien (fr) m (rare), Sélénien (fr) m (rare)
• German: Mondbewohner m, Selenit (de) m, Lunarianer m, Lunarianerin f
• Japanese: 月世界の人 (Gessekai no hito), 月人 (つきびと, tsukibito), ルナリアン (runarian)
• Polish: Selenita (pl) m, Selenitka (pl) f
• Portuguese: selenita (pt) m or f
• Russian: жи́тель Луны́ m (žítelʹ Luný), жи́тельница Луны́ f (žítelʹnica Luný), селени́т (ru) m (selenít), луня́нин m (lunjánin), луня́нка f (lunjánka), луня́не pl (lunjáne), (jokingly) луна́тик (ru) m (lunátik)
• Spanish: selenita (es) m or f
• Vietnamese: người Mặt Trăng

Adjective

Lunarian

1. (science fiction) Pertaining to the inhabitants of Luna (Lunarians).