Eris

See also: eris, Éris, Erîs, eriş, Eriş, and êrîş

English

Eris

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἔρις (Éris), from ἔρις (éris, “strife”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪəɹɨs/, /ˈɛɹɨs/

Proper noun

Eris

  1. (Greek mythology) The goddess of discord, confusion, and strife, keeper of the golden Apple of Discord which she threw into the wedding of Peleus and Thetis starting the Trojan War; daughter of Nyx, sister and constant companion of Ares, mother of Lethe.
  2. (astronomy) The largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System (initially dubbed the "tenth planet"), officially known as 136199 Eris, with one natural satellite, Dysnomia.
  3. An unincorporated community in Champaign County, Ohio, United States.

Derived terms

Translations

Synonyms

  • (astronomy): 136199 Eris, (136199) Eris, 2003 UB313, (136199) 2003 UB313, 136199 Eris (2003 UB313), Xena
Derived terms
  • (astronomy): Eris I, Eris I Dysnomia (the moon of Eris, Dysnomia)

See also

Anagrams

Albanian

Etymology

From erë 'wind', probably contaminated with Greek ἔρις (éris, “strife”).

Proper noun

Eris m

  1. A male given name

Czech

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἔρις (Éris).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛrɪs]
  • Hyphenation: Eris

Proper noun

Eris f

  1. (Greek mythology) Eris, the goddess of discord, confusion, and strife
    • 2014, Rudolf Mertlík, Příběhy Odysseovy‎, Praha: Albatros, →ISBN, page 9:
      Ve svatební síni se shromáždili všichni nebešťané kromě Eridy, bohyně sváru. Svatebčané se chtěli nerušeně radovat […] Proto Eridu nepozvali, neboť kam ona vkročí, tam vznikají spory a hádky. Eris jim však urážku neodpustila.
      All the heaven-borns besides Eris gathered in the wedding hall. The wedding guests did not want to be disturb while rejoicing […] That was why they had not invited Eris, because there arise quarrels and conflicts where she enters. However, Eris did not forgive them the offence.
  2. (astronomy, indeclinable) Eris, a dwarf planet and a large Kuiper belt object
    • 2017 October 12, “Jako šišatý Saturn. Vědci našli u trpasličí planety Haumea prstenec”, in Česká televize.cz‎:
      Haumea byla uznána Mezinárodní astronomickou unií v roce 2008 a je jednou z pěti trpasličích planet vedle Pluta, Ceres, Eris a Makemake.
      Haumea was acknowledged by the International Astronomical Union in 2008 and is one of the five dwarf planets together with Pluto, Ceres, Eris and Makemake.

Usage notes

The name of the goddess Eris is inflected following the Czech declension rules of feminine names of Greek origin, but when referring to the dwarf planet, the name is usually not inflected in practical usage and keeps the basic form Eris in all grammatical cases.

Declension

(goddess):

Derived terms

See also

Solar System in Czech · sluneční soustava (layout · text)
Star Slunce
Planets and dwarf planets Merkur Venuše Země Mars Ceres Jupiter Saturn Uran Neptun Pluto Haumea Makemake Eris
Notable moons — Měsíc Phobos/Fobos
Deimos		 — Ganymed
Callisto
Io
Europa		 Titan
Rhea
Iapetus
Dione
Tethys
Enceladus
Mimas		 Titania
Oberon
Umbriel
Ariel
Miranda		 Triton Charon
Hydra
Nix
Kerberos
Styx		 Hiʻiaka
Namaka		 — Dysnomia

Further reading

  • Eris in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Eris in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Eris

  1. (astronomy) Eris (dwarf planet)

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἔρις (Éris).

Proper noun

Eris f

  1. (Greek mythology) Eris

Anagrams

Spanish

Proper noun

Eris m

  1. (Greek mythology) Eris (Greek goddess of chaos)
  2. (astronomy) Eris (dwarf planet)
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