Demeter

See also: Deméter, Déméter, and Démétér

English
Demeter

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈmiːtə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /dəˈmiːtəɹ/, (nonstandard) /ˈdɛmɪtəɹ/

Proper noun

Demeter

  1. (Greek mythology) The goddess of the fertility of the Earth and harvests, protector of marriage and social order; daughter of Cronos and Rhea, mother to Persephone. Her Roman counterpart is Ceres.
  2. (astronomy) 1108 Demeter, a main belt asteroid.

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Czech

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Demeter f

  1. Demeter (Greek goddess)

Further reading
  • Demeter in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957

Hungarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛmɛtɛr]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: De‧me‧ter

Proper noun

Demeter

  1. A male given name.

Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative Demeter Demeterek
accusative Demetert Demetereket
dative Demeternek Demetereknek
instrumental Demeterrel Demeterekkel
causal-final Demeterért Demeterekért
translative Demeterré Demeterekké
terminative Demeterig Demeterekig
essive-formal Demeterként Demeterekként
essive-modal — —
inessive Demeterben Demeterekben
superessive Demeteren Demetereken
adessive Demeternél Demetereknél
illative Demeterbe Demeterekbe
sublative Demeterre Demeterekre
allative Demeterhez Demeterekhez
elative Demeterből Demeterekből
delative Demeterről Demeterekről
ablative Demetertől Demeterektől
Possessive forms of Demeter
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Demeterem Demeterjeim
2nd person sing. Demetered Demeterjeid
3rd person sing. Demeterje Demeterjei
1st person plural Demeterünk Demeterjeink
2nd person plural Demeteretek Demeterjeitek
3rd person plural Demeterjük Demeterjeik

Slovak

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛmɛtɛr/

Proper noun

Demeter m (genitive Demetra, nominative plural Demetrovia) declension pattern chlap

  1. A male given name.

Declension
Declension of Demeter
singular plural
nominative Demeter Demetrovia
genitive Demetra Demetrov
dative Demetrovi Demetrom
accusative Demetra Demetrov
locative Demetrovi Demetroch
instrumental Demetrom Demetrami

Derived terms
  • Demo, Demko
  • Dimo, Dimko
  • Mitro
  • Miťo, Miťko

Further reading
  • Demeter in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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