Neptunus
See also: Neptúnus
Afrikaans Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- Hyphenation: Neptu‧nus
Proper noun Edit
Neptunus
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Dutch Edit
Etymology Edit
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Neptunus n
- Neptune, the eighth planet of our solar system
- Neptune, the Roman sea god
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Estonian Edit
Proper noun Edit
Neptunus
- Neptune (god)
Finnish Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Proper noun Edit
Neptunus
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Solar System in Finnish · Aurinkokunta (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||||
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IAU planets and notable dwarf planets |
Merkurius | Venus | Maa (Tellus) | Mars | Ceres | Jupiter | Saturnus | Uranus | Neptunus | Pluto | Eris | |||||||
Notable moons |
— | — | Kuu | Phobos Deimos |
— | Io Europa Ganymedes Kallisto |
Mimas Enceladus Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Japetus |
Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon |
Triton | Kharon | Dysnomia |
Latin Edit
Etymology Edit
Probably from Proto-Italic *neptūnos, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud, moisture, mist”), but this is disputed; see Neptune.
Pronunciation Edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /nepˈtuː.nus/, [nɛpˈt̪uːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /nepˈtu.nus/, [nepˈt̪uːnus]
Proper noun Edit
Neptūnus m (genitive Neptūnī); second declension
Declension Edit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | Neptūnus | Neptūnī |
Genitive | Neptūnī | Neptūnōrum |
Dative | Neptūnō | Neptūnīs |
Accusative | Neptūnum | Neptūnōs |
Ablative | Neptūnō | Neptūnīs |
Vocative | Neptūne | Neptūnī |
Descendants Edit
Inherited:
Borrowed:
- → French: Neptune
References Edit
- “Neptunus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Neptunus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Neptunus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Middle English Edit
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Neptunus
Usage notes Edit
The planet known as Neptune was yet undiscovered during the span of time inhabited by Middle English; therefore no planetary sense belonged to the word.
Descendants Edit
- English: Neptune
References Edit
- “Neptunus, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 15 June 2018.
Swedish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Proper noun Edit
Neptunus c (genitive Neptunus)
West Frisian Edit
Etymology Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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Noun Edit
Neptunus c (no plural)
Further reading Edit
- “Neptunus”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011