Neptunus

See also: Neptúnus

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Neptunus.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Neptu‧nus

Proper noun

Neptunus

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

See also

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin Neptūnus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nɛpˈtynʏs/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Neptunus n

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

See also

Estonian

Proper noun

Neptunus

  1. Neptune (god)

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Neptūnus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈneptunus/, [ˈne̞pt̪unus̠]
  • Rhymes: -eptunus
  • Syllabification(key): Nep‧tu‧nus

Proper noun

Neptunus

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

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.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Neptūnus Neptūnī
Genitive Neptūnī Neptūnōrum
Dative Neptūnō Neptūnīs
Accusative Neptūnum Neptūnōs
Ablative Neptūnō Neptūnīs
Vocative Neptūne Neptūnī

Descendants
Inherited
  • Old French: netun (“marine monster”), nuiton (alteration through confusion with nuit, "night")
    • Middle French: luiton (alteration through confusion with luire, "to glow")
      • French: lutin (alteration of luiton), nuton (regional, Ardennes françaises), luiton (regional, Dauphiné)
    • Walloon: nûton
Borrowings

References
  • “Neptunus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Neptunus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Neptunus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Neptūnus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nɛpˈtiu̯nus/

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
  • IPA(key): /nɛpˈtʉːnɵs/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Neptunus c (genitive Neptunus)

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

West Frisian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nɛpˈtynəs/

Noun

Neptunus c (no plural)

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

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