Amalthea
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Amalthea. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Amalthea, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Amalthea in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Amalthea you have here. The definition of the word Amalthea will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofAmalthea, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Alternative forms
- (Greek mythology): Amaltheia
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀμάλθεια (Amáltheia).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: A‧mal‧the‧a
Proper noun
Amalthea
- (Greek mythology) The most frequently mentioned foster mother of Zeus, sometimes represented as the goat who suckled the infant-god in a mountain cave, sometimes as a goat-tending nymph.
- (astronomy) The third most distant moon of Jupiter.
Derived terms
- (Greek mythology): horn of Amalthea
Translations
goat or nymph who suckled Zeus
third most distant moon Jupiter
Further reading
Portuguese
Proper noun
Amalthea f
- Alternative form of Amalteia
Turkish
Etymology
Ancient Greek Ἀμάλθεια (Amáltheia).
Proper noun
Amalthea