Melpomene

See also: Melpomené and melpomene

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Melpomene f

A taxonomic genus within the family Polypodiaceae – certain ferns.
Synonym: Grammitis sect. Cryprosorus
A taxonomic genus within the family Agelenidae – certain spiders.

Hypernyms

(genus in Polypodiaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Polypodiophytina - subphylum; Polypodiopsida - class; Polypodiidae - subclass; Polypodiales - order; Polypodiaceae - family
(genus in Agelenidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Araneae – order; Opisthothelae - suborder; Araneomorphae - infraorder; Agelenoidea - superfamily; Agelenidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus in Polypodiaceae): Melpomene moniliformis - type species
(genus in Agelenidae): Melpomene elegans - type species

References

plant

Melpomene (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Melpomene (Plantae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Polypodiaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Melpomene at Tropicos

spider

Melpomene (spider) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Melpomene on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Agelenidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Melpomene astronomical symbol

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελπομένη (Melpoménē), from μέλπω (mélpō, “to sing”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛlˈpɒ.mɪ.ni/

Proper noun

Melpomene

(Greek mythology) The Muse of tragedy
(astronomy) 18 Melpomene, an asteroid.

Derived terms

Translations

Muse of tragedy

Armenian: Մելպոմենե (hy) (Melpomene)
Danish: Melpomene
Georgian: მელპომენე (melṗomene)
Greek:
Ancient: Μελπομένη f (Melpoménē)
Greenlandic: Melpomene
Hungarian: Melpomené (hu)
Icelandic: Melpómena f
Inuktitut: ᒥᓪᐳᒥᓂ (milpomini)
Portuguese: Melpómene f, Melpômene f, Melpomene f
Russian: Мельпоме́на (ru) f (Melʹpoména)
Spanish: Melpómene f

asteroid

Chinese:
Mandarin: 司曲星 (Sīqǔxīng)
Italian: Melpomene f
Russian: Мельпоме́на (ru) f (Melʹpoména)

See also

(Greek mythology Muses) Muse; Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Urania

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελπομένη (Melpoménē).

Proper noun

Melpomene f

(Greek mythology) Melpomene

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Melpómene (Portugal)
Melpômene (Brazil)

Proper noun

Melpomene f

(Greek mythology) Melpomene (Muse of tragedy)

Turkish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μελπομένη (Melpoménē).

Proper noun

Melpomene

(Greek mythology) Melpomene

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