Mimas

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See also: mimas and mimás

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μίμᾱς (Mímās), earlier Μίμανς (Mímans).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mimas

  1. (Greek mythology) A son of Gaia; one of the Gigantes.
  2. (astronomy) The innermost of Saturn's classical satellites, marked by a giant impact crater (Herschel) on its surface.
    • 2021, Kevin Hand, Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 43:
      Evidence suggests, for example, that Saturn's moon Mimas may have an ocean.

Synonyms

  • (moon): Saturn I

Derived terms

Translations

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μίμας (Mímas).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mimās m sg (genitive Mimāntis); third declension

  1. A mountain in Ionia, Turkey
  2. (Greek mythology) A mythological giant defeated by Zeus

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

References

  • Mimas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Mimas”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Mimas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μίμᾱς (Mímās).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.mas/
  • Rhymes: -imas
  • Syllabification: Mi‧mas

Proper noun

Mimas m pers

  1. (astronomy) Mimas (innermost of Saturn's classical satellites, marked by a giant impact crater (Herschel) on its surface)

Declension

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

  • Mimas in PWN's encyclopedia