Andromeda
Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Andromeda, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda, “mindful of her husband”)
Proper noun
Andromeda f
Hypernyms
- (genus in Ericaceae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Ericaceae - family; Vaccinioideae - subfamily; Andromedeae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus in Ericaceae): Andromeda glaucophylla, Andromeda polifolia
References
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- Andromeda at USDA Plants database
English
Andromeda Chained to the Rock by the Nereids, by Théodore Chassériau, 1840
Andromeda constellation map
Andromeda galaxy in infrared
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Andromeda, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda), Ἀνδρομέδη (Andromédē).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ænˈdɹɒmɪdə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ænˈdɹɑːmɪdə/
Proper noun
Andromeda
- (Greek mythology) The daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, king and queen of Eritrea, rescued from her sacrifice to a sea monster by Perseus who married her; mother of Perses, ancient king of Persia.
- (astronomy) An autumn constellation of the northern sky representing the "Chained Lady" Andromeda from Greek myth. The constellation lies between Pisces and Cassiopeia.
- (astronomy) Andromeda Galaxy, the nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way; M31.
Derived terms
- (abbreviated form) And
- Andromedae
Translations
mythical daughter of Cepheus
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constellation
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Proper noun
Andromeda f
Finnish
Proper noun
Andromeda
Declension
| Inflection of Andromeda (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Andromeda | — | |
| genitive | Andromedan | — | |
| partitive | Andromedaa | — | |
| illative | Andromedaan | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Andromeda | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Andromeda | — |
| gen. | Andromedan | ||
| genitive | Andromedan | — | |
| partitive | Andromedaa | — | |
| inessive | Andromedassa | — | |
| elative | Andromedasta | — | |
| illative | Andromedaan | — | |
| adessive | Andromedalla | — | |
| ablative | Andromedalta | — | |
| allative | Andromedalle | — | |
| essive | Andromedana | — | |
| translative | Andromedaksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Andromedatta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
Italian
Etymology
Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδη (Andromédē).
Proper noun
Andromeda m
Latin
Fresco of Perseus and Andromeda (1st century AD)
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /anˈdro.me.da/, [anˈdrɔ.mɛ.da]
Proper noun
Andromeda f (genitive Andromedae); first declension
- (mythology) Andromeda (a daughter of the Ethiopian king Cepheus and Cassiopeia)
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular |
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| nominative | Andromeda |
| genitive | Andromedae |
| dative | Andromedae |
| accusative | Andromedam |
| ablative | Andromedā |
| vocative | Andromeda |
Portuguese
Proper noun
Andromeda f
- Archaic spelling of Andrômeda.
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /andrǒmeda/
- Hyphenation: An‧dro‧me‧da
Proper noun
Andròmeda f (Cyrillic spelling Андро̀меда)
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