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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Οὐρανός (Ouranós, “Uranus”) + -ίωνες (-íōnes, patronymic suffix), thus literally ‘children of Uranus’
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uː.ra.ní.ɔː.nes/ → /u.raˈni.o.nes/ → /u.raˈni.o.nes/
Proper noun
Οὐρᾰνίωνες • (Ouraníōnes) m pl (genitive Οὐρᾰνιώνων); third declension
- (Greek mythology) the gods
- (specifically) the Titans
Usage notes
Also used adjectivally, as θεοὶ Οὐρᾰνίωνες (theoì Ouraníōnes).
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