Demeter
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈmiːtə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /dəˈmiːtəɹ/, (nonstandard) /ˈdɛmɪtəɹ/
Proper noun
Demeter
- (Greek mythology) The goddess of the fertility of the Earth and harvests, protector of marriage and social order; daughter of Cronos and Rhea, mother to Persephone.
- Coordinate term: (Roman counterpart) Ceres
- (astronomy) 1108 Demeter, a main belt asteroid.
Translations
Greek goddess of the harvest
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asteroid
See also
- (Greek mythology Olympian gods) god; Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hades, Hephaestus, Hera, Hestia, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus
Further reading
Demeter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “Demeter”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “Demeter”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- "Demeter" in Charles Harrington Elster's Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations, p. 137.
Anagrams
Czech
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Demeter f (related adjective Demeteřin)
Declension
Further reading
- Demeter in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Demeter
- a male given name, equivalent to English Demetrius
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Demeter | Demeterek |
| accusative | Demetert | Demetereket |
| dative | Demeternek | Demetereknek |
| instrumental | Demeterrel | Demeterekkel |
| causal-final | Demeterért | Demeterekért |
| translative | Demeterré | Demeterekké |
| terminative | Demeterig | Demeterekig |
| essive-formal | Demeterként | Demeterekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Demeterben | Demeterekben |
| superessive | Demeteren | Demetereken |
| adessive | Demeternél | Demetereknél |
| illative | Demeterbe | Demeterekbe |
| sublative | Demeterre | Demeterekre |
| allative | Demeterhez | Demeterekhez |
| elative | Demeterből | Demeterekből |
| delative | Demeterről | Demeterekről |
| ablative | Demetertől | Demeterektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Demeteré | Demetereké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Demeteréi | Demeterekéi |
| Possessive forms of Demeter | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Demeterem | Demeterjeim |
| 2nd person sing. | Demetered | Demeterjeid |
| 3rd person sing. | Demeterje | Demeterjei |
| 1st person plural | Demeterünk | Demeterjeink |
| 2nd person plural | Demeteretek | Demeterjeitek |
| 3rd person plural | Demeterjük | Demeterjeik |
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Hungarian Demeter.
Proper noun
Demeter m (genitive/dative lui Demeter)
- a surname from Hungarian
References
- Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Demeter m anim (genitive singular Demetra, nominative plural Demetrovia, declension pattern of chlap)
- a male given name
Declension
Declension of Demeter
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Demeter”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Swedish
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr).
Proper noun
Demeter c (genitive Demeters)
See also
- (Greek mythology Olympian gods) god; Apollo, Afrodite, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Hefaistos, Hera, Hestia, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus
Turkish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr)
Proper noun
Demeter