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English
Proper noun
Atalante
- (astronomy) 36 Atalante, a main belt asteroid.
Synonyms
Translations
asteroid
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 馳神星/驰神星 (Chíshénxīng)
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀταλάντη (Atalántē, “balanced”), from ἀ- (a-, “used to express unity”) + τάλαντον (tálanton, “balanced”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Atalantē f sg (genitive Atalantēs); first declension
- (Greek mythology) Atalanta
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.