Borrowed from both Latin Charōn (“Charon”) and Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn, “Charon”), the Hadean ferryman from Greek mythology.
Charon m
From Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn). The name of the moon was coined by American astronomer James W. Christy in 1978, in reference to a fictional moon of Pluto in a novel by Edmond Hamilton but also influenced by its similarity to Char, a pet name for Charlene, his wife's name — hence the alternative American pronunciation, which is used at NASA.
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Charon (plural Charons)
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn).
Charon m inan (relational adjective charonský)
Charon m anim (relational adjective Charonův)
Solar System in Polish · Układ Słoneczny (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Star | Słońce | |||||||||||||||||
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets |
Merkury | Wenus | Ziemia | Mars | Ceres | Jowisz | Saturn | Uran | Neptun | Pluton | — | |||||||
Notable moons |
— | — | Księżyc | Fobos Deimos |
— | Io Europa Ganimedes Kallisto |
Mimas Enceladus Tetyda Dione Rea Tytan Japet |
Miranda Ariel Umbriel Tytania Oberon |
Tryton | Charon | — |
From Ancient Greek Χᾰ́ρων (Khắrōn).
Charōn m sg (genitive Charontis or Charontos or Charōnis); third declension
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, variant with nominative singular in -ōn or non-Greek-type or non-Greek-type; two different stems), singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Charōn |
genitive | Charontis Charontos Charōnis |
dative | Charontī Charōnī |
accusative | Charonta Charontem Charōnem |
ablative | Charonte Charōne |
vocative | Charōn |
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn).
Charon m pers
Solar System in Polish · Układ Słoneczny (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Star | Słońce | |||||||||||||||||
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets |
Merkury | Wenus | Ziemia | Mars | Ceres | Jowisz | Saturn | Uran | Neptun | Pluton | — | |||||||
Notable moons |
— | — | Księżyc | Fobos Deimos |
— | Io Europa Ganimedes Kallisto |
Mimas Enceladus Tetyda Dione Rea Tytan Japet |
Miranda Ariel Umbriel Tytania Oberon |
Tryton | Charon | — |
Charon
Charon m (not mutable)
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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Charon | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
Solar System in Welsh · Cysawd yr Haul (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Star | yr Haul | |||||||||||||||||
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets |
Mercher | Gwener | y Ddaear | Mawrth | Ceres | Iau | Sadwrn | Wranws | Neifion | Plwton | Eris | |||||||
Notable moons |
— | — | y Lleuad | Phobos Deimos |
— | Io Ewropa Ganymede Callisto |
Mimas Enceladws Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetws |
Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon |
Triton | Charon | Dysnomia |