Neptunus

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Neptunus.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Neptu‧nus

Proper noun

Neptunus

  1. (astronomy) Neptune
  2. (Roman mythology) Neptune

See also

Dutch

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Etymology

From Latin Neptūnus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛpˈtynʏs/
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Proper noun

Neptunus n

  1. Neptune, the eighth planet of our solar system
  2. Neptune, the Roman sea god

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Estonian

Proper noun

Neptunus

  1. Neptune (god)

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Neptūnus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈneptunus/,
  • Rhymes: -eptunus
  • Syllabification(key): Nep‧tu‧nus
  • Hyphenation(key): Nep‧tu‧nus

Proper noun

Neptunus

  1. (Roman mythology) Neptune
  2. (astronomy) Neptune

Declension

Inflection of Neptunus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative Neptunus Neptunukset
genitive Neptunuksen Neptunusten
Neptunuksien
partitive Neptunusta Neptunuksia
illative Neptunukseen Neptunuksiin
singular plural
nominative Neptunus Neptunukset
accusative nom. Neptunus Neptunukset
gen. Neptunuksen
genitive Neptunuksen Neptunusten
Neptunuksien
partitive Neptunusta Neptunuksia
inessive Neptunuksessa Neptunuksissa
elative Neptunuksesta Neptunuksista
illative Neptunukseen Neptunuksiin
adessive Neptunuksella Neptunuksilla
ablative Neptunukselta Neptunuksilta
allative Neptunukselle Neptunuksille
essive Neptunuksena Neptunuksina
translative Neptunukseksi Neptunuksiksi
abessive Neptunuksetta Neptunuksitta
instructive Neptunuksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Neptunus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

See also

Solar System in Finnish · Aurinkokunta (layout · text)
Star Aurinko
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets
Merkurius Venus Maa (Tellus) Mars Ceres Jupiter Saturnus Uranus Neptunus Pluto Eris
Notable
moons
Kuu Phobos
Deimos
Io
Europa
Ganymedes
Kallisto
Mimas
Enceladus
Tethys
Dione
Rhea
Titan
Japetus

Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Titania
Oberon
Triton Kharon Dysnomia

Latin

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Italic *neptūnos, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (cloud, moisture, mist), but this is disputed; see Neptune.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Neptūnus m (genitive Neptūnī); second declension

  1. (Roman mythology) Neptune (god of the sea)
  2. (New Latin, astronomy) Neptune (planet)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Neptūnus Neptūnī
genitive Neptūnī Neptūnōrum
dative Neptūnō Neptūnīs
accusative Neptūnum Neptūnōs
ablative Neptūnō Neptūnīs
vocative Neptūne Neptūnī

Descendants

References

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Neptūnus.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Neptunus

  1. (mythology) The Roman god governing the sea; Neptune.

Usage notes

The planet known as Neptune was yet undiscovered during the span of time inhabited by Middle English; therefore no planetary sense belonged to the word.

Descendants

References

Swedish

Pronunciation

Proper noun

planet
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Neptunus c (genitive Neptunus)

  1. Neptune (planet)
  2. Neptune (Roman god)

See also

West Frisian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

Neptunus c (no plural)

  1. Neptune (planet)
  2. Neptune (god)

Further reading

  • Neptunus”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011