Titan

See also: titan, Títan, títan, Titán, titán, and tǐtán

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τιτάν (Titán).

Pronunciation
  • enPR: tīʹtən, IPA(key): /ˈtaɪtən/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪtən
  • Homophones: tighten, titan
  • Hyphenation: ti‧tan

Noun

Titan (plural Titans)

  1. (Greek mythology) Any of the race of giant gods in Greek mythology that preceded and was overthrown by the Olympian gods.

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Proper noun
The moon Titan

Titan

  1. (Greek mythology) Another name for Helios, a personification of the Sun.
  2. (astronomy) A moon in Saturn, Solar System. The largest moon of the planet Saturn.

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German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tiˈtaːn/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin Tītān, Tītānus, Ancient Greek Τιτάν (Titán).

Noun

Titan m (weak, genitive Titanen, plural Titanen)

  1. (Greek mythology) Titan
  2. (higher register) titan
Declension
Declension of Titan [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Titan die Titanen
genitive eines des Titanen der Titanen
dative einem dem Titanen den Titanen
accusative einen den Titanen die Titanen
Alternative forms
  • Titane
Derived terms

Proper noun

Titan m (proper noun, strong, genitive Titans or (only with an article) Titan)

  1. (astronomy) Titan (one of Saturn's moons)
Declension
Declension of Titan [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Titan
genitive eines des Titans, Titan1
dative einem dem Titan
accusative einen den Titan

1Only with an article.

Noun

Titan n (strong, genitive Titans, no plural)

  1. titanium
Declension
Declension of Titan [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Titan
genitive eines des Titans
dative einem dem Titan
accusative ein das Titan
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Japanese

Romanization

Titan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ティタン

Luxembourgish
Chemical element
Ti
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Noun

Titan ? (uncountable)

  1. titanium

Swedish

Proper noun

Titan c (genitive Titans)

  1. (astronomy) Titan, a moon of Saturn

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