Midas

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English

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Midās, from Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās), from Phrygian Μιδας (Midas).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Midas

  1. (Greek mythology) A king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Midas (plural Midases)

  1. A very large champagne bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 30 liters, equivalent to 40 standard bottles.

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Anagrams

German

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Proper noun

Midas m

  1. Midas

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās), from Phrygian Μιδας (Midas).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Midās m sg (genitive Midae); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Midas (king of Phrygia who was gifted the ability to turn everything he touched to gold.)

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Midās
Genitive Midae
Dative Midae
Accusative Midān
Ablative Midā
Vocative Midā

Descendants

  • → English: Midas
  • → Polish: Midas

References

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Midās, from Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās), from Phrygian Μιδας (Midas).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.das/
  • Rhymes: -idas
  • Syllabification: Mi‧das

Proper noun

Midas m pers

  1. (Greek mythology) Midas (king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold)

Declension

Declension of Midas
singular
nominative Midas
genitive Midasa
dative Midasowi
accusative Midasa
instrumental Midasem
locative Midasie
vocative Midasie

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • Midas in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Midas m

  1. (Greek mythology) Midas (king with the power to turn things into gold)

Derived terms

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