Rhea

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See also: rhea and Rhéa

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa), the mother of Zeus in Greek mythology. Coined by French zoologist and natural philosopher Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760.

Proper noun

Rhea f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rheidae – rheas.

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English

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Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rhea

  1. (Greek mythology) A Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus.
  2. (astronomy) Saturn V, one of the moons of Saturn.
  3. (astronomy) The asteroid 577 Rhea.
  4. A female given name from Ancient Greek in occasional use.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

Variant of Rea.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rhea

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Rhea's Mill Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States.
Derived terms

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Rhea, from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa).

Noun

Rhea

  1. a female given name from English
  2. (Greek mythology) a Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus
  3. (astronomy) one of the moons of Saturn

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Rhea.

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English Rhea, from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rhea m

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of Rhea
radical soft nasal aspirate
Rhea Rea unchanged 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
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia