Orion
English
Etymology
From Middle English Orioun, from Latin Ōrīōn, from Ancient Greek Ὠρίων (Ōríōn), from Akkadian 𒌋𒊒𒀭𒈾 (Uru-anna, “heaven's light”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈɹaɪən/, /ɒˈɹaɪən/, /oʊˈɹaɪən/
- Rhymes: -aɪən
Proper noun
Orion (plural Orions)
- (Greek mythology) A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis.
- (astronomy) A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.
- A surname.
- A male given name of modern usage.
- 1980 Wright Morris, Plains Song, for Female Voices, Harper&Row, →ISBN, page 113:
- In Madge's judgment, her Uncle Orion had suffered most of his life from the name he'd been given, requiring that people ask him to repeat it and boys his own age make fun of it.
- 1980 Wright Morris, Plains Song, for Female Voices, Harper&Row, →ISBN, page 113:
- A female given name.
- A place name or the name of a geographical feature.
Derived terms
Translations
in mythology
constellation
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See also
- Orion's Belt
- Orion Nebula
Orion (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Orion (constellation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Finnish
Declension
Inflection of Orion (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Orion | — | |
genitive | Orionin | — | |
partitive | Orionia | — | |
illative | Orioniin | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Orion | — | |
accusative | nom. | Orion | — |
gen. | Orionin | ||
genitive | Orionin | — | |
partitive | Orionia | — | |
inessive | Orionissa | — | |
elative | Orionista | — | |
illative | Orioniin | — | |
adessive | Orionilla | — | |
ablative | Orionilta | — | |
allative | Orionille | — | |
essive | Orionina | — | |
translative | Orioniksi | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
abessive | Orionitta | — | |
comitative | — | — |
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ὠρίων (Ōríōn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /oːˈriː.oːn/
Proper noun
Ōrīōn m (genitive Ōrīōnis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Ōrīōn |
Genitive | Ōrīōnis |
Dative | Ōrīōnī |
Accusative | Ōrīōnem |
Ablative | Ōrīōne |
Vocative | Ōrīōn |
References
- Orion in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Orion in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Orion in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Portuguese
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