Eridanus

Alternative forms

• Eridanos

Etymology

From Latin Eridanus, from Ancient Greek Ἠριδανός (Ēridanós).

Proper noun

Eridanus

1. (astronomy) A large winter constellation of the northern sky. It lies near Orion and Cetus.
2. (Greek mythology) A mythical river of northern Europe, rich in amber.

Anagrams

• denarius, unraised

Proper noun

Eridanus m

1. (astronomy) Eridanus

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἠριδανός (Ēridanós), likely via Latin Ēridanus.

Proper noun

Eridanus

1. (Greek mythology) The Eridanus river.
2. (astronomy) The constellation Eridanus.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠρῐδᾰνός (Ēridanós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /eːˈri.da.nus/, [eːˈrɪ.da.nʊs]

Proper noun

Ēridanus m (genitive Ēridanī); second declension

1. (mythology and poetry) Synonym of Padus (“the River Po”)
2. (astronomy) Eridanus (constellation lying between Orion and Cetus)

References

• Ērĭdănus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Erĭdănus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 598/3
• “Ēridanus” on page 616/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Proper noun

Eridanus ?

1. (astronomy) Eridanus (constellation)