Eos
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin Eos, from Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs, “Dawn”), likely in reference to its red color.
Proper noun
Eos f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – certain lories of Indonesia with predominantly red plumage and blue, purple or black markings.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Psittaciformes - order; Psittacoidea - superfamily; Psittaculidae - family; Loriinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Eos histrio (red-and-blue lory) - type species; Eos cyanogenia, Eos reticulata, Eos semilarvata, Eos squamata - other species
References
- Eos (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Eos on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Eos (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs, “Greek goddess of the dawn”), from ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn, daybreak; morning; day; east”). Doublet of Aurora.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈiːɒs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈiɑs/
Proper noun
Eos
Derived terms
- Eoan (possibly)
Translations
Greek goddess of the dawn
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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs).
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs). Doublet of Aurora.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeos/ [ˈe.os]
- Rhymes: -eos
- Syllabification: E‧os
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