Uranus

Etymology

From Latin Uranus, from Ancient Greek Οὐρανός (Ouranós), from οὐρανός (ouranós, “sky, heaven”)

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈjʊɹənəs/, /jʊˈɹeɪnəs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈjuɹənəs/, /juˈɹeɪnəs/
• Rhymes: -ənəs, -eɪnəs
• By the rules of Latin accentuation, the stress would fall on the first syllable because the "a" is short. The pronunciation with a stress on the second syllable is sometimes avoided today because of the homophony with your anus:

  2000, J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, xiii.

  “Can I have a look at Uranus too, Lavender?” said Ron. Most unfortunately, Professor Trelawney heard him, and it was this, perhaps, that made her give them so much homework at the end of the class.

Proper noun

Uranus

1. The seventh planet in our solar system, with twenty-seven known moons, discovered in 1781 by Sir William Herschel.
2. (Greek mythology) The Greek god who personified of the sky and heavens and fathered the Titans. Roman counterpart: Caelus.

Proper noun

Uranus

1. Uranus (planet)

See also

(planets of the solar system) planeter i solsystemet; Merkur,‎ Venus,‎ Jorden/‎jorden,‎ Mars,‎ Jupiter,‎ Saturn,‎ Uranus,‎ Neptun ^[edit]

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Proper noun

Uranus m

1. Uranus (planet)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈurɑnus/

Proper noun

Uranus

1. Uranus (planet)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /y.ʁa.nys/

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Proper noun

Uranus m

1. Caelus (Roman deity) Note: The Greek deity Uranus is Ouranos.

Proper noun

Uranus m

1. Uranus (planet)

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Proper noun

Uranus m (genitive Uranus)

1. Uranus (planet)
2. Uranus (Greek god)

Etymology

Ancient Greek Οὐρανός (Ouranós), from οὐρανός (ouranós, “sky, heaven”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈuː.ra.nus/, [ˈuː.ra.nʊs]

Proper noun

Ūranus m (genitive Ūranī); second declension

1. Uranus (planet).
2. Uranus (Greek god of the sky).
3. The sky (personified as a god in Greek mythology).

References

• Uranus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Uranus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Uranus.

Proper noun

Uranus

1. Uranus (planet)

Proper noun

Uranus

1. Uranus (planet)
2. Uranus (Greek god)

See also

• (planets) planet; Merkur, Venus, jorda, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptun

Proper noun

Uranus

1. Uranus (planet)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɵˈrɑːnɵs/

Proper noun

Uranus c (genitive Uranus)

1. Uranus, the seventh planet