Mimas
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek Μίμᾱς (Mímās), earlier Μίμανς (Mímans).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Mimas
- (mythology) A son of Gaia; one of the Gigantes.
- (astronomy) The innermost of Saturn's classical satellites, marked by a giant impact crater (Herschel) on its surface.
SynonymsEdit
- (moon): Saturn I
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
moon of Saturn
AnagramsEdit
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek Μίμας (Mímas).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Mimās m sg (genitive Mimāntis); third declension
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