Midas

See also: midas

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μίδας (Mídas).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪ.dəs/

Proper noun

Midas

(Greek mythology) A king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold.

Translations

Greek mythology

French: Midas (fr) m
German: Midas m
Greek: Μίδας (el) m (Mídas)
Ancient Greek: Μίδας m (Mídas)
Inuktitut: ᒦᑕᔅ (miitas)

Polish: Midas m
Portuguese: Midas m
Russian: Мида́с m (Midás)
Spanish: Midas

Derived terms

Noun

Midas (plural Midases)

A very large champagne bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 30 liters, equivalent to 40 standard bottles.

See also

double-edged sword

Anagrams

diams, maids

German

Proper noun

Midas m

Midas

Polish

Proper noun

Midas m

Midas

Declension

declension of Midas

	singular
nominative	Midas
genitive	Midasa
dative	Midasowi
accusative	Midasa
instrumental	Midasem
locative	Midasie
vocative	Midasie

Portuguese

Proper noun

Midas m

(Greek mythology) Midas (king with the power to turn things into gold)

Derived terms

toque de Midas

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