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Mimas

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See also: mimas and mimás

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Μίμᾱς (Mímās), earlier Μίμανς (Mímans).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Mimas

  1. (Greek mythology) A son of Gaia; one of the Gigantes.
  2. (astronomy) The innermost of Saturn's classical satellites, marked by a giant impact crater (Herschel) on its surface.
    • 2021, Kevin Hand, Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 43:
      Evidence suggests, for example, that Saturn's moon Mimas may have an ocean.

Synonyms

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  • (moon): Saturn I

Derived terms

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Μίμας (Mímas).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Mimās m sg (genitive Mimāntis); third declension

  1. A mountain in Ionia, Turkey
  2. (Greek mythology) A mythological giant defeated by Zeus

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Mimās
genitive Mimāntis
dative Mimāntī
accusative Mimāntem
ablative Mimānte
vocative Mimās

References

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  • Mimas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Mimas”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Mimas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μίμᾱς (Mímās).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.mas/
  • Rhymes: -imas
  • Syllabification: Mi‧mas

Proper noun

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Mimas m pers

  1. (astronomy) Mimas (innermost of Saturn's classical satellites, marked by a giant impact crater (Herschel) on its surface)

Declension

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See also

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Solar System in Polish · Układ Słoneczny (layout · text)
Star Słońce
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets
Merkury Wenus Ziemia Mars Ceres Jowisz Saturn Uran Neptun Pluton
Notable
moons
Księżyc Fobos
Deimos
Io
Europa
Ganimedes
Kallisto
Mimas
Enceladus
Tetyda
Dione
Rea
Tytan
Japet

Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Tytania
Oberon
Tryton Charon

Further reading

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  • Mimas in PWN's encyclopedia

Welsh

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Mimas, from Ancient Greek Μίμᾱς (Mímās).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Mimas m

  1. (Greek mythology) Mimas (a giant)
  2. (astronomy) Mimas (a moon of Saturn)

Mutation

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Mutated forms of Mimas
radical soft nasal aspirate
Mimas Fimas unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

See also

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Solar System in Welsh · Cysawd yr Haul (layout · text)
Star yr Haul
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets
Mercher Gwener y Ddaear Mawrth Ceres Iau Sadwrn Wranws Neifion Plwton Eris
Notable
moons
y Lleuad Phobos
Deimos
Io
Ewropa
Ganymede
Callisto
Mimas
Enceladws
Tethys
Dione
Rhea
Titan
Iapetws

Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Titania
Oberon
Triton Charon Dysnomia