Dione

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Translingual

Etymology

Latin Diōnē (of Jupiter), from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē, of Zeus)

Proper noun

Dione f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – certain butterflies.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Bangiaceae – eyelash seaweed.

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English

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Etymology

From Latin Diōnē (of Jupiter), from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē, of Zeus).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Dione (countable and uncountable, plural Diones)

  1. (Greek mythology) Mother of Aphrodite, and possibly the same as the goddess Rhea.
  2. (astronomy) A moon in Jupiter system, Solar System; The fourth largest moon of Saturn.
  3. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  4. A surname from French

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Italian

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē).

Proper noun

Dione f

  1. (Greek mythology) Dione
  2. (astronomy) a moon of Saturn

Anagrams

Latin

Proper noun

Diōne

  1. ablative singular of Diōn

References

  • Dione”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Dione in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdjɔ.nɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔnɛ
  • Syllabification: Dio‧ne

Proper noun

Dione f (indeclinable)

  1. (astronomy) Dione (moon in Jupiter system, Solar System; The fourth largest moon of Saturn)

See also

Solar System in Polish · Układ Słoneczny (layout · text)
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

Further reading

  • Dione in PWN's encyclopedia

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English Dione, from Latin Diōnē (of Jupiter), from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē, of Zeus).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Dione m

  1. (Greek mythology) Dione (the mother of Aphrodite)
  2. (astronomy) Dione (a moon of Saturn)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Dione
radical soft nasal aspirate
Dione Ddione Nione unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

See also

Solar System in Welsh · Cysawd yr Haul (layout · text)
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