See also: mimas and mimás

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EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek Μίμᾱς (Mímās), earlier Μίμανς (Mímans).

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Mimas

  1. (mythology) A son of Gaia; one of the Gigantes.
  2. (astronomy) The innermost of Saturn's classical satellites, marked by a giant impact crater (Herschel) on its surface.

SynonymsEdit

  • (moon): Saturn I

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LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek Μίμας (Mímas).

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Mimās m sg (genitive Mimāntis); third declension

  1. A mountain of Ionia
  2. (Greek mythology) A mythological giant defeated by Zeus

DeclensionEdit

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Mimās
Genitive Mimāntis
Dative Mimāntī
Accusative Mimāntem
Ablative Mimānte
Vocative Mimās

ReferencesEdit

  • Mimas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Mimas”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Mimas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette