Lunarian

English

Etymology

From stem of Latin lunaris (“of the moon, lunar”) +‎ -ian

Noun

Lunarian (plural Lunarians)

(science fiction) An inhabitant of Luna, the moon of Terra.
(celestial navigation) A maritime navigator who uses the moon to determine longitude without the need for an accurate clock

Synonyms

Selenite

Hypernyms

Solarian

Related terms

lunar
Lunar
lunarian

Translations

imaginary inhabitant of the Moon

Arabic: قَمَرِيّ‎‎ m (qamariyy), قَمَرِيَّة‎‎ f (qamariyya)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 月亮人 (yuèliángrén)
Esperanto: lunano (male or female), lunanino (female)
French: Lunaire m, f, Sélénite (fr) m, Lunarien (fr) m (rare), Sélénien (fr) m (rare)

German: Mondbewohner m, Selenit (de) m, Lunarianer m, Lunarianerin f
Japanese: 月世界の人 (Gessekai no hito), 月人 (つきびと, tsukibito), ルナリアン (runarian)
Russian: жи́тель Луны́ m (žítelʹ Luný), жи́тельница Луны́ f (žítelʹnica Luný), селени́т (ru) m (selenít), луня́нин m (lunjánin), луня́нка f (lunjánka), луня́не pl (lunjáne), (jokingly) луна́тик (ru) m (lunátik)
Vietnamese: người Mặt Trăng

Adjective

Lunarian

(science fiction) Pertaining to the inhabitants of Luna (Lunarians).

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