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
(science fiction fandom) A member of the New York Science Fiction Society.

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 or 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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