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.

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

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