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English
Etymology
From Titan.
Pronunciation
Noun
titan (plural titans)
- Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 191:The battle of the titans at the bridal door explodes into the marketplace; and wall and doorpost shatter as they fight with the fury of bulls.
2014 September 8, Michael White, “Roll up, roll up! The Amazing Salmond will show a Scotland you won't believe”, in The Guardian:In that context Scotland's fate is a modest element, a symptom of wider fragmentation of the current global order, a footnote to the fall of empire and the Berlin Wall, important to us and punchdrunk neighbours like France and Italy, a mere curiosity to emerging titans like Brazil.
2022 April 5, Elizabeth Wetmore, “How Far Will Parents Go to Protect Their Sons?”, in The New York Times:Whitney, mother of Xavier, is a real estate titan who, along with her British husband, has found her niche selling luxurious underground bunkers to wealthy clients looking for a safe space to hunker down in the event of a climate apocalypse.
Derived terms
terms derived from titan (noun)
Translations
something or someone large in stature, greatness or godliness
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
titan m inan
- titanium
Declension
Declension of titan (hard masculine inanimate)
Further reading
- titan in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- titan in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
French
Pronunciation
Noun
titan m (plural titans)
- titan
- titan beetle
Further reading
Miskito
Noun
titan
- morning
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
titan n (definite singular titanet) (uncountable)
- titanium (chemical element, symbol Ti)
References
“titan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
titan n (definite singular titanet) (uncountable)
- titanium (as above)
References
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiˈtan/
- Hyphenation: ti‧tan
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French titane.
Noun
titan n (uncountable)
- titanium (chemical element)
Declension
declension of titan (singular only)
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singular
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n gender
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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nominative/accusative
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(un) titan
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titanul
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genitive/dative
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(unui) titan
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titanului
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vocative
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titanule
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from French titan.
Noun
titan m (plural titani)
- titan
Declension
References
Slovene
Pronunciation
Noun
titȃn m inan
- titanium
Inflection
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
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nominative
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titán
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genitive
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titána
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singular
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nominative (imenovȃlnik)
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titán
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genitive (rodȋlnik)
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titána
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dative (dajȃlnik)
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titánu
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accusative (tožȋlnik)
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titán
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locative (mẹ̑stnik)
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titánu
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instrumental (orọ̑dnik)
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titánom
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Further reading
- “titan”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek Τιτάν (Titán).
Noun
titan c
- (mythology) Titan; giant god
- a titan, a giant, a great or important person
- (specifically) a nickname for August Strindberg
Declension
Etymology 2
German Titan (or Latin titanium), named by Martin Heinrich Klaproth after the Greek mythological Titans (as Etymology 1).
Noun
titan n
- titanium
Declension
Declension of titan
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Uncountable
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Nominative
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titan
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titanet
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Genitive
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titans
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titanets
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Anagrams
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French titane.
Pronunciation
Noun
titan (definite accusative titanı, plural titanlar)
- titanium (chemical element)
Declension
Synonyms
Vietnamese
Etymology
From French titane, from German Titan.
Pronunciation
Noun
titan
- titanium